37 days to go to finish first round of edits for Sherita Jean Jacques Book One - The Dragon's Head
until April 1 deadline.
Oh yeah, I guess I should warn, just in case my book becomes wildly popular, there are SPOILERS
I went back to the drawing board and figured out that if I edit 2 chapters a day I'll make my goal.
But, I won't lie to you, my later chapters are shit shows. For instance, here's an example
Yeah. Real descriptive, huh.
The real joy is that there are about 10 chapters like that and several more that currently have scenes in them that are no longer happening. For instance, first draft had my main character, Sherita, getting into a physical fight with her mind-controlled boyfriend.
First draft also had a physical fight between the 2 other men in Sher's life : her oldest friend, Anders and her FBI ex, Todd. That fight spanned two chapters as well. I will be nixing the fight mainly because I decided to put Anders in jail and out of the story after midpoint to put more pressure on Sherita. I also want to stretch out the tension between Anders and Todd a bit more over the series since that fight will be a turning point in their relationship.
All of this means that 2 chapters a day aren't going to mean shit once I hit those walls where I still need to write a first draft...
So to make up for that, this first week I'm going to try to get through 2-3 weeks work. Yep, that's rewriting/first edits on 28 - 42 chapters.
I have my work cut out for me.
Oh yeah, I guess I should warn, just in case my book becomes wildly popular, there are SPOILERS
I went back to the drawing board and figured out that if I edit 2 chapters a day I'll make my goal.
But, I won't lie to you, my later chapters are shit shows. For instance, here's an example
Yeah. Real descriptive, huh.
The real joy is that there are about 10 chapters like that and several more that currently have scenes in them that are no longer happening. For instance, first draft had my main character, Sherita, getting into a physical fight with her mind-controlled boyfriend.
First draft also had a physical fight between the 2 other men in Sher's life : her oldest friend, Anders and her FBI ex, Todd. That fight spanned two chapters as well. I will be nixing the fight mainly because I decided to put Anders in jail and out of the story after midpoint to put more pressure on Sherita. I also want to stretch out the tension between Anders and Todd a bit more over the series since that fight will be a turning point in their relationship.
All of this means that 2 chapters a day aren't going to mean shit once I hit those walls where I still need to write a first draft...
So to make up for that, this first week I'm going to try to get through 2-3 weeks work. Yep, that's rewriting/first edits on 28 - 42 chapters.
I have my work cut out for me.
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