Work update

Just a note to say I'm continuing with the edit of my first book, The Worlds. I've completed nine of fourteen chapters so I'm getting there. When this is done I'm going to write several new scenes for the book. That should be a lot of fun since it will give me a chance to visit this fictional world again. I had a ton of fun writing The Worlds. 

It's a long trek from idea to finished book -- it seems the work is only half done when I finish writing. Then it's time for readers, comments, re-thinks, rewrites and endless edits. So maybe half my time as a writer is spent writing (okay, maybe less). At least, that's how it works in my world.

I'd love to hear about other writers' experiences when editing their books. Chime in.

Reading "The Worlds"

It's very peaceful in the country, something I never suspected when I lived in Manhattan. Or maybe I thought "peaceful" meant boring. Turns out I like it. This is a photo of the pond in my backyard. (When the water vapor rises from the pond surface like that, I always hope a dinosaur will pop out. Never happens. Darn!)  I'm still amazed that I don't live in a concrete jungle anymore. Mind you, I loved my concrete jungle and cast no aspersions in NYC's direction.

As promised, I began reading my first sci-fi book, The Worlds, today. I was hesitant to begin. After not looking at it for over a year, would I be in for a rude awakening? Would I learn that I've been dreaming for the past two years and the book isn't good? I still get those fears from time to time.

But lo and behold, I'm enjoying it a lot. I tried to read it as an ePub on my Sony Reader at first, but that didn't work. I can't look at my words without an urge to improve them, so I went to the computer and read it in Scrivener instead. This gave me the freedom to change a word here and there, not that I did very much of this. It sounded fine.

In fact, I think it sounded quite good. I'd be proud to release this to the public, and I suspect that time is not far off. Hang on, the book is coming.