The last chapter of ‘War’ is now being completed. The next step will be to read through the whole book, editing as I go along. I’ll be checking for inconsistencies and, if there are any chapters that need to be added to further the story and make it more comprehensible. After that, it’s off to the editor, who has said that she can’t wait to read it.
Of course, English is the common language that divided the USA from the UK, so we will undoubtedly have more miscommunication.
‘War’, book 8 of Raven of Iskandar is now over 80,000 words and likely to still grow.
Coming Attractions!
Back in the dim past, when first drafts were either handwritten or typed on a mechanical typewriter, I had ‘written’ several stories worthy of rewriting. I’m amazed at how I felt I was writing well at that time. They’re awful. However, as bad as the writing was, the ideas are worth developing.
‘So’s Your Fairy Godmother’ — A guy gets sent, unwillingly, on a quest in a bizarre world by a replacement–and very sexy–fairy godmother.
This one’s a comedy adventure with an unique set of characters. I’m not even trying to be serious with this one. This may not make a full book, as the original only had 12,000 words. The original lacks a lot of description. Mainly, other than the bad writing, it lacks logical situations. A bit of clean-up there.
‘The Happy Dale Incident’ — A professor unwillingly studies the reactions of some wacko patients in a genuine haunted house. If you know what a greptch is, then you’ll know they had to call out the army. Another comedy adventure.
The original only had 13,000 words but needs a lot more ‘meat’ on the bones, so this one may make a full novel.
‘Day of the Greptch’ — The sequel to ‘The Happy Dale Incident’. The residents of Happy Dale go wild again. This time across the whole country.
This one is a real problem to get done. The original was handwritten in pencil on both sides of leger paper. Did you ever hear the phrase ‘I can’t read my own handwriting’?
Finally one serious story that will make novel length. It’s called ‘Blood Red Summer’ and it’s a post-apocalyptic story. This one is at least in Word format. I had rewritten parts of it over the years, but never worked steadily on it. Basically, it’s about a religious war where a number of small kingdoms try to work together to protect the knowledge left after worldwide nuclear war. There’s plenty of sub-plots featuring assassins, backstabbing and finally culminates in actual sword and spear warfare.
One more item: I will be going through an interview for a UK organization called Reader’s House. They do produce a magazine but they prioritize the more famous authors. Still, I may not end up in the magazine, but I will be posted on their website.
That’s all for now. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and best wishes to all outside the USA where it was just another Thursday.
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