What's Next?

Last weekend I went to the Maryland Renfest. Any chance to not wear pants and I'm in! Some friends this photo is a good, "About the Author" photo. "It says all anyone needs to know!"

I finished my first novel last week and it went to an editor for spelling and grammar edits.

Being in the habit of working it daily, I moved right on to the next book:

     The Broken Cage

I had so much I cut out of the first book I spend the first week sorting through the sections I wanted to keep. I already have 18 chapters and 35,000 words for book two.

This book will be so much faster to finish. I have a clear plot to go on and a worthy climax already written.

Today I am also going on a photoshoot with a model that I might base one of my characters on and use for cover art. Totally bad ass...

--Now for cool cover art...


    

Happened Again

No work last night. Dammit.

Distractions abound.

The list of things I did do last night:

• Yoga
• Internet - Email
• Configured my new security camera.
• Internet - Facebook
• Dinner with wife
• Internet - Pinterest
• Tivo - Continuum 
• Internet - Blogging
• Tivo - Game of Thrones
• Internet - Posting as my Cat
• Bedtime.

--Opps. Forgot to work on my book. SLACKER!

Next Up: The Cut

The word count on this thing is over 192,000 words. My target length for publication is about 105,000 words.

So tomorrow I start cutting with a chainsaw.

I have already decided on one entire parallel plot line the grew too much will be completely removed and used in Book 2. That might be as much as 50,000 words alone. Other small sections can be easily removed and not missed.

Some subplots will need to be carefully cut away as they are woven into several places.

I am giving myself six months for cuts and rewrites.

--I might even spell check...