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Sunday, March 02, 2008

A Long Overdue Update

Clearly in terms of a regular chronicling of the efforts - I have fallen off. This does not necessarily mimic the progress of the GIANT - but as of late there has been a big slow down in the editing. Here I will provide an update as to where the work stands. Then step back to the last update and fill in the gaps. A flashback sequence of sorts.

CURRENT STATUS: Being reviewed by two people (including myself). This is the first comprehensive printed draft of the work.

FLASHBACK: September 2007. I have given up on the idea of having the book published in 2007. The possibility of having a completed manuscript seems unlikely as well. It probably seems best that I keep working at it regularly - no sense in putting pressure on myself to finish something that no one is paying me for. If the thing is primarily for me - then my primary goal should be enjoyment.

Through October and November the editing went. The latter portion of the book is much easier for me to read - I had clearly found my voice when initially writing by that stage of the book. There are certainly other sections where I wonder how that slop was put onto a page. So it sped up - and by the beginning of November I had completed the second full draft of the GIANT.

I will say that this on screen edit was not as complete as it could have been. I knew there would be the printed comprehensive edit - so I left for my future-self particularly tough passages to work out. And while a lot of the stinkers had been worked out, there were definitely some still hanging around.

Look for the assemblage and editing of the printed draft shortly

Posted by Don Clark at 8:32 PM
Categories: Editing, Success or Failure, Writing
 

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