15 chapters down, 10 more to go...

That's editing, that is. I have someone reviewing as I review and make changes. We hope to have this done soon because I am just so excited to get this book out there. Other than that, no other updates. No more additional characters, name chages, but there have been some location changes. I had to...I had people going one place when they're supposed to be somewhere else. Man, I was just all over the place with this book...too much inside my head...must get stuff out!

I think there are more changes to come...

I've been on the mental warpath lately. I actually have been adding stuff to the book. I swear, it's turned into a manuscript monster! I've also been reading up on some publishing companies, what they require and all. I think all of this reading is psyching me out, so I had to chill for a bit and concentrate on the second book. It's a whole other moster of it's own.

All of that concerntration made me leave my jump drive at home. Yup! All of that thinking made me leave it hooked into my laptop. No worries...just means that I will work on it when I get home. Oh, the JOY!

Well, guess what I've been doing?

Revisions, revisions, and what? More revisions! I have been making so many changes, I think I've even changed some of the characters' underwear. I'm not kidding. Clothing has changed, eye colors have changed, hair has changed. I've changed so much stuff, it's crazy. Makes me think back to the "A Different World" episode that Duane Wayne had of the 1992 President Election, and Whitley was singing this song about change....CHAAAAAAANGE! I can change, you can change, we both can change, can you spare some change? CHAAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAANGE!

Anyway, it's all for the best...not better, because I want it to be at its best when I submit it. YAY! GO CHANGE!

Editing DONE!

Okay, I'm done editing the book. I've read through it, several times making changes, changing names, events, all kinds of things. And I think I'm ready for a test reader. I've already chosen her, and now I need to call her. Ugh! I don't know what to think about this! I am just so glad to have gotten this thing done, and soon, I will have it out there for folks to read. I am uber excited about it! WOO HOO!! Okay, it's late, the baby is asleep, so I'm just a bit more excited than usual. Don't kill me about it. Anyway, I'M DONE!!

Well, back to work!

I've stepped up the editing again. I've been making some changes to the story, adding some things, taking things out. Trying to make sure that the book doesn't read like cooking instructions rather than telling an interesting tale. All the while, I'm trying to think about my target audience. Would they read it? I know what I like, but how would other's like it? At first, I really didn't think about it because I was like "I have a story to tell, and I need to get it out before it drives me insane!" Now that I'm done writing it and I'm going back to read through what I have, I'm trying to make some changes. I want it to flow properly. I don't want it to seem like I'm condescending, trying not to make those who are reading my book feel like they're not smart enough to read it. I want it to be fun, interesting, again, tell a story.

So far, it's going better than I thought. I'm just about to the point where I'm liking the book. I guess you should like your own book if you're wanting to get it out there to other folks. Well, it's getting better now. Soon I will be shopping for a publisher. I just spoke with my aunt about it. One of her co-workers just got her book published. Actually, I may speak with one of my co-workers who just had her book published. Man, this is just so much work! And to think, I have two other books in the works. I have them outlined, just need to add the right words.

Well, anyway, that's about all. I'm going to get back to the book and let the wee one watch the rest of Ice Age: The Meltdown. She is just so excited about this movie. Too funny!

Okay, back to work!

Ive been slacking...

Yes, I have slacked off, but not much. I've been checking into more publishing companies, all the while reading books and not looking too much at my own writing. I did go over it a bit yesterday, but didn't touch it like I should. I'm going to get back to it within the next week or so. I need to sit down and make a schedule as to what I should do throughout the week. I'm doing so much now, with taking my niece to summer school EVERY MORNING, trying to care for my daughter, and still try to have a life, I'm tired, yo! But I will get back on this thing as soon as possible. I want to be a guest author at Dragon*Con some day, dang it!

Still Editing!

Thought I had forgotten, didn't you? Well, I didn't. I'm still editing, and it's going pretty well. It's long, but hey, as long as I get what I want out of what I've written, this process will be worth it. But just wanted to update you all on where I am, and to let you all know I haven't slacked off...much.

FINALLY!

No, I'm not done with the editing, but I've finally figured out the genre of my book: scifi/fantasy. I have been struggling with it, whether it was horror, or if it was scifi/fantasy. Well, there's not enough death to make it horror...or at least blood for my taste, but it's enough to make it something out of just the plain old general fiction category. It's a fictional tale, yes, but I just didn't know how to describe it to people who would ask "So, what's it like? SciFi, Fantasy, Horror?" I would just like to say "Yes" to all of the above, people! Anyway, I'm just going to put it into that category. And just watch, people are going to say it's nothing like that, it's more of a drama! No, I wouldn't go that far, but you get the point, right? Anyway, just glad I finally found a "place" for it.

Still editing

Well, I'm still in he process of editing. So far, so good. I'm a little less afraid of what I've written so far, and I've been looking around at publishing companies, and I still may just go with a group I was told about a while back called Author House. I think I may just go with them. But for now, it's back to editing and making sure what I have makes sense. Again, so far, so good.

And while I was editing, I had time to make a little change...to the hair! Gotta go with a new do for the new year...especially since I will probably be doing some publicity photos for the book. Gotta look good!

And the editing begins!

Okay, so I've started the editing process, and as I'm doing it, I am finding that I was jumping all over the place with this thing. Sure, I stayed on track with the plot, but names? I had the poor villain with three different names, when all I wanted was one. Why couldn't I just keep one name for this guy? Funny! And then some other characters, I made him a her, and back to a him again, only to be a her in the end. She was originally a her, but I thought may be I should change it. Then again, the event that occurred in the story would be better with the character being a he. So a he he will remain!

Other than that, so far so good. This story is really crazy. Some of the things that are running through my head while I'm editing?

1) Has this story been told before? I worry if this book sounds too much like some of the movies that are out there. So many books and movies are all blending together, it is kind of hard not to piggy back off of each other. But I made sure that this book will be my own. I have some influences, but nothing that will make people go "Hey! That happened in such-and-such's book!" Trust me, it's mine.

2) What in the world was this woman smoking when she wrote this? I wasn't smoking anything when I started this book. Actually, it started off as another completely different story, derived from something I wrote back in high school, but it quickly changed when I was hanging out with one of my friends, who unfortunately passed away back in 2000. The story was originally going to be based off of a caricature of him, but it took a completely different route. Grant it there will be the original book made later. I'm working on it, but this one had to come out first.

3) Will this be good enough for people to enjoy? Honestly, I don't give two rats patooies! I'm kidding. I hope people would like it enough to read it. I just was so glad to get the idea out of my head. I have too much up there right now! And not enough hair.

Well, that's about all for now. I need to head to run some errands...get some material for a dress that I've been putting off making for a few weeks. It's time to get some inspiration!