Sorry for the missed day. Seattle had a ton of snow dropped on it and work prior to the blizzard of doom was intense.
Writing-wise, I finished the second draft of Angel Odyssey. I'm still not sure about the ending but I think the denouement works. Sort of. I keep wanting to do the final chapter, after Jael's good-bye, from Jacob's POV. So we can see how he changed. On the other hand, I think Jael's last line of dialog works pretty well as an echo of the first line of dialog. Gripping hand, if I put in a prologue, maybe I should change the ending POV as well.
Oy.
Well, third draft is underway, up to chapter 6 there. And I'm doing the fourth draft as well, this is the one I'm showing professionals in the writing biz. Lots to do but I'm pretty sure I'll have the third draft done in a few months. Then the fourth draft will follow, adding in all the world details and amping up the threat early.
The ugly truth is, though, that I'm going to have to re-write chapters 3,4 and 5. I need to tear them down, increase the pace and threat and get the plot moving faster. And I need to do that without sacrificing the world-building that I've done. (Because that is well done, in my own humble opinion and in the scattered opinion of early readers).
Ok, enough blowing my own horn. Time to give my manuscript a humm- er, um...HUMdinger of a re-write.
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Writing-wise, I finished the second draft of Angel Odyssey. I'm still not sure about the ending but I think the denouement works. Sort of. I keep wanting to do the final chapter, after Jael's good-bye, from Jacob's POV. So we can see how he changed. On the other hand, I think Jael's last line of dialog works pretty well as an echo of the first line of dialog. Gripping hand, if I put in a prologue, maybe I should change the ending POV as well.
Oy.
Well, third draft is underway, up to chapter 6 there. And I'm doing the fourth draft as well, this is the one I'm showing professionals in the writing biz. Lots to do but I'm pretty sure I'll have the third draft done in a few months. Then the fourth draft will follow, adding in all the world details and amping up the threat early.
The ugly truth is, though, that I'm going to have to re-write chapters 3,4 and 5. I need to tear them down, increase the pace and threat and get the plot moving faster. And I need to do that without sacrificing the world-building that I've done. (Because that is well done, in my own humble opinion and in the scattered opinion of early readers).
Ok, enough blowing my own horn. Time to give my manuscript a humm- er, um...HUMdinger of a re-write.
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