Regular
visitors will be aware I’ve been engaged in a final edit of the last two books
of the fantasy trilogy, A Seared Sky,
following publication of book 1, Joinings,
by Fantastic Books Publishing at the end of March this year.
This edit has
involved reading aloud from a printed text to discover those errors and other
problems that might slip by the more usual, silent, screen read. I’ve ended up
with Book 2, Partings, at 199,000
words over 46 chapters and 600 pages, and Book 3, Convergence, at 189,000 words over 54 chapters and 577 pages.
Both books are
now ready to go the publisher, as and when they are ready for them, so readers
who’ve already bought Joinings can
now be sure they’ll get to finish the story.
Although it’s
been a labour of love, it’s also been a lot of hard work. Not because there
were many errors; in fact there were relatively few. But because I tend to
empathise with my characters when writing and reading, and I’ve placed some of
them in very difficult situations, making the read an emotional roller coaster
ride for me. I’m hoping readers will suffer the same highs and lows as they
encounter the many problems along with the protagonists.
But I’m
pleased the job is done. I was ready to let go of this particular piece of
writing and hand it over to the book producers. Now I can get on with new work.
A science
fiction work set on Mars, which will probably become a novelette, is thrashing
about in my subconscious and eager for freedom. So, once I’ve spent a couple of
days seeing to those tasks I’ve placed on the back burner during the marathon
edit, I’ll be making a start on creating the new book.
Watch out for
more news on that over the next few weeks.
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