8\/10\/2013\u00a0\u00a0 Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Fair Moon<\/p>\n
With the site down I forgot finishing the putzy work for the third revision.\u00a0 Ended yesterday.\u00a0 That means Kate will take it now and read it with an editor\u2019s eye for grammar, spelling, sentence construction.\u00a0 My chief concerns for this revision lie in the main character\u2019s voice, is it unique enough, in action, is there enough of it, and in the overall narrative arc, is it tight?\u00a0 In this version Missing is around 110,000 words, right in the sweet spot for novel length.\u00a0 Not too long, not too short, but just right.<\/p>\n
Next up writing wise is research and writing on Loki\u2019s Children, volume 2 of the Unmaking trilogy.\u00a0 I look forward to it.\u00a0 It represents a different challenge than book I in which world building, character introduction and development necessarily absorbed a lot of space.\u00a0 There will be new characters in Loki\u2019s Children, but the core characters are now in the story:\u00a0 John, Leth, Graham, Constance, Merlin, Cromarty, Bragg, Gullen, Arton, Cernunnos, the Wyrm.\u00a0 The map of Tailte is clear to me, though it needs to be put on paper by someone who can draw.\u00a0 It will have additions in Loki Children, but the main continent is there, plus the oceans and islands.\u00a0 Loki\u2019s Children will step up the action with various quests of critical importance.<\/p>\n
Volume III, the Unmaking, remains fuzzy to me, but I\u2019m sure it will become more clear as work on Loki\u2019s Children goes forward.\u00a0 When the editing and rechecking is done on Missing, it will be time to start shopping it to agents.\u00a0 I\u2019m ready to do this, even eager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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