I've trimmed the book down to about 81,000 words by eliminating some of the subplots. I consider my work on the book about 95% complete. I rewrote some chapters, added a few new ones, and combined some chapters. The 5% of the work I have left to do is polishing the revisions, possibly adding one small element, and making sure the book flows properly. Hopefully, I can get that done this month. Then it's on to self-publishing the book.
I need to come up with a book cover. The one I have works, but I may look into doing something different. I'm undecided.
15 comments:
It's nice that you're not throwing ideas away!
woah! 117,000 words is a hell of a lot! Congrats on all that revisioning and editing! Must have been brutal!
You're almost there. Hooray! And I like this cover VERY much. It's simplicity is eye catching. I like it better than any "busier" cover I've seen.
Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs
p.s. Thanks for featuring Imprisoned. I've discovered that self-publishing is very difficult.
Hi Richard .. congratulations on getting where you've got to and realising that you can utilise your left-overs for the next books - sounds a good idea.
I couldn't imagine what it'd be like to write a whole book .. and then revise it .. etc ...
Cheers and good luck with the rest .. Hilary
Great job! That's remarkable progress!!
Congrats on finishing your edits. I'm sure it's a wonderful read.
As to the cover: I just love it! It's simple and yet powerful.
Congrats! on the milestone. And like you stated these edited subplots can form the basis of your next book(s). I have JUNKYARD that I keep lots of edited stuff that I can plug and play at a later date.
And thanks for stopping by Hilary's blog. It's great to meet you.
Nice! I'm glad to hear you survived the revision process!
Oh my gosh! You're doing so awesome, it's going super fast. I wish my revisions were that quick! Yipee! Can't wait to see the magic you made.
And yeah, that cover really does it justice.
Great job on editing down that word count! That's impressive and not an easy feat.
I think that cover is absolutely lovely. I'm drawn in.
What wonderful progress you're making! I like the book cover - it's very compelling.
Good work, Richard! I like the book cover. Simple is always better for me.
I love that you're able to do something constructive with subplots you take out. I am HORRIBLE at editing my own stuff ... it's like maiming my children or something. And I'm very bad at taking criticism (although I've gotten much better since I've become serious about getting published). The idea of taking pieces out with the thought of using them later would definitely make it more palatable for me ... thanks for the idea :-) And I LOVE the cover!!!! Hope all is well, my friend :-)
Congrats on being so close, and on making painful choices to remove sub-plots! I'm glad they won't be wasted. Best of luck with everything! I'm excited for you!
Wow, sounds like you've put a lot of work into editing your manuscript. Well done!
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