A welcome return to the Throne of Writing (tm) last night. I read aloud chapter 11 and made some cuts where dialog or description didn't fit. I see some places for improvement. I need to add a bit more detail and color but on the whole I'm happy with the chapter. There is a very long* monologue by the Sorcerer but we'll see what my readers think.
The next pass will have to be the characterization pass, I think. I need to develop Jacob and Jael's relationship. The wife also isn't happy with one of the climatic fight scenes. I'll have to read over that section and see what she's disliking.
I'm being a bit hard on myself and trying not to be. I want this story to be great and it's not great, yet. Maybe I'm too new to novels to be great. I've heard you have to write a million words to be good. That's not exaggeration, either. People actually say a million words. I've also heard 5-10 years of active writing in order to produce publishable work. I dont' know if that's correct, lots of stuff out there sure didn't gestate for a million words or five years. But then, I don't want to be putting crap out there with my name on it. I don't know what the answer is, except to keep going and not let my doubts get in my way.
*I'm talking a big paragraph, most of a page. Not a Terry Goodkind multi-page tract.
The next pass will have to be the characterization pass, I think. I need to develop Jacob and Jael's relationship. The wife also isn't happy with one of the climatic fight scenes. I'll have to read over that section and see what she's disliking.
I'm being a bit hard on myself and trying not to be. I want this story to be great and it's not great, yet. Maybe I'm too new to novels to be great. I've heard you have to write a million words to be good. That's not exaggeration, either. People actually say a million words. I've also heard 5-10 years of active writing in order to produce publishable work. I dont' know if that's correct, lots of stuff out there sure didn't gestate for a million words or five years. But then, I don't want to be putting crap out there with my name on it. I don't know what the answer is, except to keep going and not let my doubts get in my way.
*I'm talking a big paragraph, most of a page. Not a Terry Goodkind multi-page tract.
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