Finished a chapter, and am now waiting for the last six to be alpha-read. It has been a somewhat delayed day, today. End of marking period and a bunch of minor issues, all piling up. But we go on, we do.
04/13/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
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04/12/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Chapter 22 to 24, and my wife had so many notes about the geography of Monmouth County, and its roads. I suspect I shall need to commission a map. Actually, I know I will, but I was allowing myself the delusion that I would not.
04/11/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Chapter 21 and Part 2 are now reviewed. I’m almost caught up with my alpha reader, so I can dial it back a little. Or possibly do five chapters tomorrow and wait for the rest. Either way, the goal is to be ready to get the manuscript ready for beta readers by the end of the week. Huzzah!
04/10/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Chewed through the Vampire City, fixed it up all nice and proper, and… there are extensive reader notes on Chapter 20 and 21. I seem to recall feeling vaguely eager to speed on through, and get on to the next part. WELP, I’M GONNA PAY THE PRICE FOR THAT NOW!
Seriously, though, this is moving along pretty good. I might have the first write-through squared away by the end of next week. Then it’s beta-reader time!
04/09/21 Revision, MORGAN BAROD.
I am not precisely stuck on Chapter 17. I’m just trying to figure out the best way to change it. My first thought was there was going to be a crime, Morgan Barod thwarts it, there’s an execution of the criminal, then there’s a fight scene… it can’t be sustained by the timeline. So I’m just going to have the crime, the thwarting, and then the fight scene. Much more seamless all around.
04/08/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
So, I took a nap; and when I woke up, I realized that my alpha reader’s complaint about certain shenanigans in the Vampire City of Red Bank were in fact justifiable, and that I agreed with her. Fortunately, the nap also told me what to substitute for said shenanigans, which will allow me to keep both the fight scene and the… other one. So that’s what I’m likely working on this weekend. I’m also thinking of making the business at Red Bank this month’s Patreon story, so there’s that.
04/07/21 revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Got Chapters 13-15 done: we’ve just started in on the vampire city of Red Bank. The notes are falling fast and furious now, though. Oh, the revisions that must be done!
…And maybe another fight scene. Or something.
04/06/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Finished Part I! Which was originally twice the size in the draft, but MORGAN BAROD is a three-part novel, not a two-part one. Also had to do some serious rewrites of one character there, but it was necessary. This is why alpha and beta readers are a thing: the book’s better, once I swallowed my pride.
I’ve started in on Part II, which is also “Morgan Barod and the Eldritch Tome” in TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION. Which means, naturally, that I am thoroughly sick of seeing it at this point. Edits and edits and more editing later…
04/05/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Chapters 7 through 10. The next one is gonna require some serious revision, though: my alpha reader flat-out refused to buy the identity of one character. I’d fight it, except that she’s right, and we both know it. That’s gonna mean a name swap and some text rewrites, but that’s all right. They call them ‘drafts’ for a reason.
Excelsior!
04/03/21 Revisions, MORGAN BAROD.
Two chapters down! And I may get another one in today, depending on how the rest of the day goes. Various deadlines and whatnot. I also need to establish the throughline for the book that I acquired for it, somewhat after I started writing it. Outlines are your friend…