Cross-posted in the general announcements thread:
I am so far on target towards finishing my first revision of my novel by the end of the month, and I plan after that to send it to publishers.
Once I start doing that, I am pulling it from my web site. I'm doing this as a precaution, as having it still up there could hurt its chances of getting published, as I suspect publishers are very touchy about "piracy," even if it's their own writer doing it.
I've already improved a lot of the writing style and added a few scenes. I haven't had to remove very much in the editing process, and I feel that the draft I have now is superior to the one that some of you have read. Still, I don't know how much the publishers will want me to redo or tweak before they agree to put it out. (No, I'm not making Scott evil and Elodea a Lesbian. If they ask for that, I'm finding somebody else.)
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Thanks for all the good words and support. I guess if the publishers ever find out that I gave away previous drafts, I'll just point to the theater lights showing a movie entitled Freeborn and say, "he started it."
As a side note, I had to fight repeatedly during an important scene towards the end to avoid having someone telling Scott about Elodea that he might have to abandon her, only to have Scott in rebuttal shout, "I will not leave her behind!" I didn't, as I don't want to step on any paws, but it would have fit so well...
As a side note, I had to fight repeatedly during an important scene towards the end to avoid having someone telling Scott about Elodea that he might have to abandon her, only to have Scott in rebuttal shout, "I will not leave her behind!" I didn't, as I don't want to step on any paws, but it would have fit so well...
Taking a Gestalt approach, since it's the "in" thing...