All is not forgotten

So it has been the best part of a year since I set out to do the final edits and locate an agent. Well I edited the novel reasonably quickly but found that a lot of extra work was needed later in the text. I have approached over 15 agents in the UK via email subs but I really need to start sending in hard copies as an awful lot still only use this method. A proper update will come soon I promise. Once again Happy New Year!

Happy New year to you all

Sorry I have been so slack in updating over the pas month or so. As you know the book was completed in November. I have since re-read the manuscript a few times, editing and tweaking a few parts. It is now getting another read through from my wife to get anothers input on the story, pacing etc.

Once this is done then it is on to the agents and publishers. The book now stands at just short of 86 thousand words so it has grown since the initial completion figure.

Hopefully I will have something to update you with soon.

By for now,

Zeth

Done!

Holly monkeys it's done! 85,000 words, 36 chapters !! Phew that feels soooo good :)

Working on the very old system of wordcount / 250 (the supposed number of words on a page) that should make the published works about 340 pages long.

Now I have to start the hardest tasks: checking the text, editing any sections that are weak and then trying to submit it to agents :(

Still, book done people !

Cheers all,

Zeth

And so it ends...

I WILL finish the book today. I have about 1 1/2 chapter left to write - maybe 2,000 - 3,000 words at most I would think... So here goes...

Zeth

Yep - I slacked off again !

Damn myself ! I am so close now to completing the book that I think I am losing focus. Possibly I am just too anxious over the final chapters of the book. Trying to draw everything together to a logical and satisfying conclusion is not as simple as you might think. It took me an age to think about the plot branches and bringing them together at one finale. I have, now finally, broken down the final scenes and actions for the last chapters and I think (read: hope!) things should flow a little easier now.

Anyway I am well past my word count goal and heading for the 80's so I am very pleased with productivity. Looking back at the blog entries it is hard to believe that all this only started at the end of April this year ('08)!

I will try and release a few more deatils about the work over the next few days to give you more of a taster :)

bye all,

Zeth

A quick note

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I just broke the soil on 70K! Yeah ! Woo ! Yeah!! Still got the last 2 or 3 chapter to write so can't stop but YEAH ! WOOOHOO!! etc etc

Zeth

A mini-update

Hey all,

Well as you can probably tell from the meager amount of info on the site over the last few weeks life has been too hectic and full to do any writting :( BUT with that said I am now back on the case having notched up another 6000 words and mapped out the remaing chapter structres... All told there should be about 30 - 32 chapters in the book. The word count is probably going to exceed the 70K that I set as my ultimate goal and I'm pleased with that. I still feel there is more than 1/4 of the story left to tell in less than 1/4 of the overall page count so rather than squeeze things in and cut out details I have no problems with exceeding my word limit. I never intended to write a massive wedge of a book, just enought to convey the story and setup the characters in a compelling enough plot/universe.

Anyhoooo completion by the end of this year is now almost guaranteed (as long as I don't shirk off too much !) and I will be proofreading it over the holiday break with a view to sending the manuscript out to agents/publishers in the new year... so hold tight and I will keep you updated.

Thanks all,

Zeth