I'm proud and relieved to say that my manuscript has been sent to the publisher.
The word count is nearly 87k, an increase of about 7k after the ninth rewrite. It started at about 65k with the first draft. A big reason is that I changed hats from telling to showing the story.
Another chapter was added, making it 38. At one time it was 40 chapters, then dropped to 37. It could go back up to 40 or so since several chapters are rather long.
While I've let go of the manuscript, that's only the end of one phase. Now it goes to an editor, who will make suggestions on various parts -- dialogue, scenes, characters, grammar, etc. -- and comes back to me.
In the meantime, I'm taking a short break.
Until the next time....
Another chapter was added, making it 38. At one time it was 40 chapters, then dropped to 37. It could go back up to 40 or so since several chapters are rather long.
While I've let go of the manuscript, that's only the end of one phase. Now it goes to an editor, who will make suggestions on various parts -- dialogue, scenes, characters, grammar, etc. -- and comes back to me.
In the meantime, I'm taking a short break.
Until the next time....
Have a good rest, for your work has just begun.
ReplyDeleteAre we going to get an excerpt?
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The publisher will post an excerpt. It'll probably be in a couple of months, maybe longer. I'll let everyone know when it's online. Thanks for asking.
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