01-05-2010, 01:00 AM | #16 |
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Down to 55k. Hope to have an edited version up for grabs tomorrow. How are you guys enjoying the excerpt so far?
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01-05-2010, 03:51 AM | #17 |
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Well, I'm trying to be good and wait for the final copy, but I'm afraid of who else you are going to kill off.
Seriously, I am looking forward to reading this. |
01-05-2010, 10:55 PM | #18 |
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Grr...Scrivener is being difficult tonight. I can't get my scene breaks to appear in the export. When i get this fixed i'll post the file.
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01-06-2010, 09:40 PM | #19 |
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Good News, Everyone!!!!
Well, I figured out the source of my frustrations.
Turns out I'm an idiot There were a few check marks that got led astray and gave me a headache for the past few days. Problem is now fixed and Word is converting now. *EDIT* Files are now uploaded. Please advise if there are any errors opening them. Last edited by jaxx6166; 01-06-2010 at 11:13 PM. Reason: I hope this works... |
01-07-2010, 03:53 AM | #20 |
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, jaxx!
I grabbed an ePub and will get it on the Reader to start this weekend, hopefully. Opens well in the Reader Library and cover is beautiful. I flipped a few pages and looks good so far. I'll let you know about it once I get it open on the Reader. |
01-07-2010, 07:58 AM | #21 |
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01-07-2010, 08:00 PM | #22 |
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Dreams - the cover was done by -Luna- on the Nano forum for me a while back.
If this ends up on smashwords everything will change. I'm a fan of the way the ePub came out on my 700. But, I've noticed that its substantially slower than my LRF version, which I am currently reading. Has anyone loaded up the MOBI into a Kindle or should I play with that tonight? |
01-10-2010, 10:48 PM | #23 |
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The girlfriend found a bunch of syntax errors and paragraph anomalies that I am working diligently to repair. If you guys find anything out of the ordinary or things you don't like/don't make sense, please please please message me or post in this thread so I can fix them.
What I've attached to the thread is the absolute rough. It's my MS in its purest form. Right now I am doing a read through to fix minor quibbles, as is the girlfriend. The next round will hopefully be a line edit. Sorry for an "incomplete draft" |
01-27-2010, 08:19 PM | #24 |
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So this weekend I picked up a book called "Manuscript Makeover" to assist with my editing. In the book, there's a tool mentioned called "riff writing." Basically, it's a jumping board to add some more depth to your story. You start out by taking a short scene or something and then free-write an expansion of the scene.
I'm going back to some of my shorter scenes and giving this one a test run. Yea, I know I cut 10k off of the first draft. But, I think I need to put some of it back. Have you guys found any issues that need to be addressed yet? May as well fix the muffler while I got the car on the lift. =) I fixed a mixed metaphor somewhere around chapter 7. It was something about the night of the living dead. Since the world warps somewhere in the 1950s, night of the living dead didn't exist yet. Oops! Last edited by jaxx6166; 01-27-2010 at 08:24 PM. |
01-28-2010, 12:23 AM | #25 |
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jaxx, I'm so sorry, but I haven't had time to continue reading. I've been trying to deal with the rain. Then once it stopped, I've had to deal with the repair. Wet drywall is not fun.
I'm trying to get things dried out, pulled out, and repaired before the next set of storms. I do appreciate you putting your book up and it's first on my list to read when I have more time. |
01-28-2010, 02:18 PM | #26 |
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Oh no. Dreams, it's okay. Get strong from bailing out your basement first. That's a terrible terrible situation everyone west of the Mississippi was in. I'm hoping that I don't have to deal with that when the hurricanes come down here. We've been high and dry for a few years now. I'm just...afraid of the big one coming.
Also on the list of not fun things: Concrete that just won't let you put a hole in it! I've been trying to put a door catch on the patio so the cats can go out and play, but I keep hitting solid trouble about halfway through. And crazy glue doesn't cut it |
02-05-2010, 04:52 PM | #27 |
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Added a whole new Amber chapter, this clocks in at around 3500 words.
Actions leading up to Chapter 9 now happen on screen. The followup from what happens in Chapter 3 is also included. Also fixed is the prologue, mainly to kill the annoying tense shift from present to past. It's probably going to turn out to be a frame off restoration. Yes, the chapter that I added in was one that was removed in the original edit. But it's another frame off restoration. Mainly Ch 9 was added in because I felt I wrote myself into a wall and had lost faith in Sarge's character after previous events. Those are also being corrected, especially an out of character action scene. Spoiler below for those who cant wait or are curious. Spoiler:
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