I made all the changes I wanted to, now a couple friends will read it, then I’ll go hunting for a good editor. Good times.

I sent the book to a friend to read and then thought, you know, I’d really like to change this, this and this. I’ve made 95% of those changes and will then be back where I was on my last update.

My final edits on the book are done.  Now a few people will read it before I hand it to a professional editor.  It shouldn’t be long now.

All of the sections of the book are written now.  I’m currently reading through it so I can fluff out some parts, add some things and do an initial edit.  Then I’ll find a good editor to do the real editing the writer can never do.  So stay tuned!

I hit 60,087 words at lunch today.  There are still three segments to write, then I need to fill out some places before sending it off to an editor and cleaning it up.  (Anyone know a good, professional editor?)  After trying four times to write a book and never getting past chapter three, I’m thrilled to be this far.  Shouldn’t be long now!

I decided not to touch the book this last weekend.  I didn’t even open it to glance at any section.  Instead I watched a very large Angel marathon and wrote three new songs, something I haven’t done in a long time.  Now I’m amped for a three day weekend and a lot of writing.

I took the break after the previous weekend and a mini Angel marathon that left me wanting to make Gina quote Drusilla the hilariously insane vampire a lot.  While that would amuse me tremendously, I wasn’t sure how many people would understand the reference:  ”The King of Cups expects a picnic, but this is not his birthday.”

I figured out to how to make the person leave who wouldn’t want to leave.  Up to 56,000 words now.  Stay tuned!

I need one character to exit stage right when it’s the last possible thing she’d want to do.  I love when a rampant flow of inspiration screeches to a halt.  Time to take the rest of the night off and attack again tomorrow.

Like Dark Minds is now hovering about 53,000 words. 90% of the basics are down, then I’ll rearrange a few things, change a few small things, do an initial edit, and then find someone else to do a full edit. Sometime soon I’ll be making a decision on the cover, whether I want to hire a designer or run a contest. Stay tuned.

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