Alright, so I managed to zoom through the last seven chapters today. I don't know how I was able to manage that, but I did, so yay! There was mostly just typo problems and a few sentences that need to be rewritten to make more sense, but that was about it. I think I added a small paragraph to chapter 41 to help tie things together.
So I just have the hard copy left to go over and once I'm done with that, I think I'll be done and ready to get it published. It's been a long, long process and I'm happy to see it coming to an end so I can start on the second book.
Anyways, that's all I have to say for now, so I'll post back later.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Day 16 Chapters 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34 Book 1
WOW!!! I managed to get through six chapters today. I'm not exactly sure how it happened either, a few of those chapters are quite long. But I managed to do it and I'm happy to say that I only have seven more left until this draft can be considered done.
Some of these chapters need a bit of work and some were actually in good shape. I'd say that chapter 32 need the most work and that chapter 33 needed the least. I didn't have to add anything major to any of them. I think the main plot elements and such work well the way they are, there's just some grammar stuff in them that need to be tweaked a bit.
So I start house sitting on Monday, which should give me a lot of time to work on this book. I know for sure that I will be completing this draft over that time period and will probably make good headway on the printed draft corrections. (which I plan to be my last read over). I think that over these two weeks I will also attempt to do some drawing for the book, or at least some time to improve my drawings to see if I can come up with something that will work for the book. I really hope I can.
Anyways, that's all I have to say for this post. I'm glad I'm making such progress and I hope to continue. Until my next post, I bid farewell.
Some of these chapters need a bit of work and some were actually in good shape. I'd say that chapter 32 need the most work and that chapter 33 needed the least. I didn't have to add anything major to any of them. I think the main plot elements and such work well the way they are, there's just some grammar stuff in them that need to be tweaked a bit.
So I start house sitting on Monday, which should give me a lot of time to work on this book. I know for sure that I will be completing this draft over that time period and will probably make good headway on the printed draft corrections. (which I plan to be my last read over). I think that over these two weeks I will also attempt to do some drawing for the book, or at least some time to improve my drawings to see if I can come up with something that will work for the book. I really hope I can.
Anyways, that's all I have to say for this post. I'm glad I'm making such progress and I hope to continue. Until my next post, I bid farewell.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Day 15 Chapters 25, 26, 27 & 28 Book 1
I managed to get a lot of chapters done today. I don't even know how I managed it. That being said I fell like there was very few corrections made, at least with 27 and 28. I'm not sure if that was due to me rushing through them a little, or if they really were in good condition. I mean I enjoyed reading through them and I didn't get that feeling when I read over certain passages where I have to deconstruct them and rearrange the words until it flows better, so I think that's a good sign.
Sadly I wasn't as thrilled with chapter 25 this time through as I had the last time. That was the chapter that I bragged about in an early post. This time through though I felt like there was a bunch of stuff that just...were worded to oddly. Like I described things in a stupid roundabout way instead of in a nice flowy normal way. I think I fixed a lot of this and I do feel that the original emotion I wanted to get form the chapter is there, it just needs to be strengthened a bit.
As for chapter 26 I think it was a pretty normal chapter to go over. There were a few minor things that needed attention, but nothing major. It was fun to read over and I think it's about ready for publishing. Yay.
So yeah, four chapters done in one day. I really hope I can do this the next time too. I don't know how much time I'll have tomorrow to work on these chapter. I have a funeral to go to and then I have work later in the day, so I'll see if maybe I can get through the next chapter. If I do, it'll probably be the only one I do get through. It's a long chapter. And next week I start house-sitting again so I'll have plenty of time to go over the chapters. I'm expecting to get done with all the edit on the third draft and hopefully a lot done on the hard copy.
Alright, I will post back later.
Sadly I wasn't as thrilled with chapter 25 this time through as I had the last time. That was the chapter that I bragged about in an early post. This time through though I felt like there was a bunch of stuff that just...were worded to oddly. Like I described things in a stupid roundabout way instead of in a nice flowy normal way. I think I fixed a lot of this and I do feel that the original emotion I wanted to get form the chapter is there, it just needs to be strengthened a bit.
As for chapter 26 I think it was a pretty normal chapter to go over. There were a few minor things that needed attention, but nothing major. It was fun to read over and I think it's about ready for publishing. Yay.
So yeah, four chapters done in one day. I really hope I can do this the next time too. I don't know how much time I'll have tomorrow to work on these chapter. I have a funeral to go to and then I have work later in the day, so I'll see if maybe I can get through the next chapter. If I do, it'll probably be the only one I do get through. It's a long chapter. And next week I start house-sitting again so I'll have plenty of time to go over the chapters. I'm expecting to get done with all the edit on the third draft and hopefully a lot done on the hard copy.
Alright, I will post back later.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Day 14 Chapters 22, 23 & 24 Book 1
I was able to get quite a few chapters done today. I surprised even myself since I was so distracted when I started I didn't even think I was going to get through chapter 22 at one point.
Anyways I think that chapter 22 had to have the most work put into it out of the three. I feel like there was a lot I had to change with it, but I think it worked out fine. There was a battle scene in it that just needed some tweaking, it felt a little boring at times with my wording and such, so I fixed that up a bit. Chapter 23 & 24 had some stuff to fix, but were not too bad. I actually really enjoyed reading through them again, which I'm going to take as a good sign.
So I think I'll have more time to work on chapters on Monday. I just hope I can be as productive as I was today. If I can crank out this many chapters every time I sit down I'll be done in no time at all.
Until my next post, see ya.
Anyways I think that chapter 22 had to have the most work put into it out of the three. I feel like there was a lot I had to change with it, but I think it worked out fine. There was a battle scene in it that just needed some tweaking, it felt a little boring at times with my wording and such, so I fixed that up a bit. Chapter 23 & 24 had some stuff to fix, but were not too bad. I actually really enjoyed reading through them again, which I'm going to take as a good sign.
So I think I'll have more time to work on chapters on Monday. I just hope I can be as productive as I was today. If I can crank out this many chapters every time I sit down I'll be done in no time at all.
Until my next post, see ya.
Day 13 Chapter 21 Book 1
I finished going over another chapter the other day. It need some tweaking and some expansion on certain things, which I believe I did well. There was an emotional bit in the beginning that needed to be a bit stronger and I think I was able to do that (although, I'll see how I feel when I read through it again). It needed a bit of fleshing out and more of the usual malfunctions I tend to find in my chapters.
All this correcting is draining me. I need to keep telling myself that this will make me grow as a writer, which I do think it's doing. Anyway, I've got a lot of free time ahead of me today so I will try and get some more chapter done. I hope to post back later tonight.
All this correcting is draining me. I need to keep telling myself that this will make me grow as a writer, which I do think it's doing. Anyway, I've got a lot of free time ahead of me today so I will try and get some more chapter done. I hope to post back later tonight.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Day 12 Chapter 19 & 20 Book 1
Another long break between updates. A lot of crap has come up lately, including a death that has taken my mind off my story as of late. However I am back and correcting again so here's the update.
I don't know if I'd say 19 was in the greatest shape to begin with or that it is in the best shape it could be now, but I think it's okay as it stands. It's definitely not my best chapter, but it's much better than it was a few critiques ago. As for chapter 20 it was in good shape to begin with, still very enjoyable to read through, but I was able to elaborate on things this time through that I think added a bit extra to the chapter. All in all I think there is some things that need tweaking, but so far it seems like chapter 20 is just about ready for publishing.
So with these two chapters done I now find myself half way done with this batch of corrections. I get this sinking feeling that I won't be publishing my book by Christmas, but I'm still holding out hope. I keep thinking about how I never seem to be 100% happy with my book and I just have to keep telling myself that I will probably never be 100% happy with it weather its 1 more critique from now or 100. So I think after I go over the chapter one more time on the hard copy I will be done. I'll just have to force myself to publish at that point I think.
Okay, until next post then.
I don't know if I'd say 19 was in the greatest shape to begin with or that it is in the best shape it could be now, but I think it's okay as it stands. It's definitely not my best chapter, but it's much better than it was a few critiques ago. As for chapter 20 it was in good shape to begin with, still very enjoyable to read through, but I was able to elaborate on things this time through that I think added a bit extra to the chapter. All in all I think there is some things that need tweaking, but so far it seems like chapter 20 is just about ready for publishing.
So with these two chapters done I now find myself half way done with this batch of corrections. I get this sinking feeling that I won't be publishing my book by Christmas, but I'm still holding out hope. I keep thinking about how I never seem to be 100% happy with my book and I just have to keep telling myself that I will probably never be 100% happy with it weather its 1 more critique from now or 100. So I think after I go over the chapter one more time on the hard copy I will be done. I'll just have to force myself to publish at that point I think.
Okay, until next post then.
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