Sunday, January 6, 2013

Working on Part 2


Hi everyone!  
I’ve been working on part two every day and it’s going well.  I’m still working toward getting part two out by the end of February and it’s going well right now… After all, it’s only the 6th of January right now and we’re 14 typed pages into the book.    The hardest part of staying on task with this one is trying to get the story to really flow the way that I’m wanting.  But, it’s a process and a labor of love, right?
Someone asked me the other day about how long it took to write a book.  I had to be honest with them on Twilantia Part 1.  That book was started in 1987 (26 years ago), and has been through a few complete rewrites.  The rewrites weren’t due to not likeing what was going on, but because the writing medium changed formats. 
  • Format 1 – Handwritten on notebook paper
  • Format 2 – Received typewriter as a Christmas present and started it over…
  • Format 3 – Got a computer and word processing software.  Start over…
  • Format 4 – Computer stolen without backup of work… Crap! Start over…
  • Format 5 – Virus infection killed hard drive, no back up!  Seriously?!  Again?! Start Oveer
  • Format 6 – New PC! Now have book on Jump Drive, CD, Hard Copy and one imprinted on stone in back yard. (Ok, the stone thing’s a joke… But, Hummmm) Started last copy…

I’m liking the way the story is going right now, and we’ll hopefully see Twilantia: The Making of a King – Part Two up online soon.

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