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