zeroth draft DONE

[nnozomi]

The zeroth draft of book 2 of my original thing is finally done! (No reactions necessary, just sorting out my head.) Just barely under 88K, about where I expected it to fall. The last scene fought me like nobody's business and I'm still not one bit happy with it, but it fulfills its minimum functions and will do until I can figure out what the hell I actually want to say.

Zeroth because I now have so much revision to do. At the sentence-by-sentence level, including consistency (reading through I've already found at least one inconsistency of about three miles and another of almost five years, oy), in terms of overall themes and arcs (oy, aiyo, aargh), and in accordance with the seven pages of one-line notes to myself that have built up while I was writing it. Some have already been incorporated and others are mostly book 3-relevant, but that still leaves a lot of things to be worked in/reworked somehow...

God knows how long this part will take--depending on time and motivation, anywhere from three weeks (unlikely) to three months. Ideally I want to be done with the first big round of revisions, and thus have something resembling an actual first draft, by sometime in July; then I can send it out to beta readers (assuming I have any) and take some time over the fall to work on their reactions, write fics for the Guardian wishlist (if it runs this year) and Yuletide, and unwind a bit. And maybe start book 3 in the new year? (I know, you're supposed to spend more time on the revision process, but I need to keep writing.)

Anyway. Phew. (That was a lot of parentheses, oh dear.) Please expect nonstop griping about the revision process for a while, to be ignored at will.

Be safe and well.

Comments

[laireshi]

Yay! Congrats!!! That's so much work and effort and you're done! Take a breath and rest a bit before plunging into the editing hell, you deserve it.

then I can send it out to beta readers (assuming I have any)
I volunteer xD

[nnozomi]

Thank you <3 and I definitely will want your input if possible on various AU!Polish stuff!

[awanderingcoyote]

CONGRATS FOR FINISHING IT!! YAY!! *throws lots of confetti!!!!*

AWESOME JOB!!! :)

[nnozomi]

Thanks! :)

[trobadora]

Woohoo, congrats! :D

Good luck with the editing, but take your time to feel proud of yourself for finishing this draft first, because you totally deserve it. ♥

(Yeah, guardian_wishlist will run again this year!)

[nnozomi]

Thank you, much appreciated! And good to hear re the wishlist, it's one of my favorite events.

[nineveh_uk]

Congratulations, that's great!

[nnozomi]

Thank you!

[shewhostaples]

Congratulations! And good luck with the next bit!

[nnozomi]

Thank you! I can use the good luck.

[grayswandir]

Congratulations! That's awesome. :D

[nnozomi]

Thank you :)

[philomytha]

Congratulations! Hurrah for getting to the end!

[nnozomi]

Thank you very much!

[qian]

Congrats!!!

[nnozomi]

Thank you! :)

[luzula]

Yay! Are you going to stop and celebrate somehow? You need a reward. : ) Good luck with editing/revising, and I will be happy to beta read if you would like me to.

[nnozomi]

Thank you! Much appreciated, and I would be delighted if you want to beta read!

[umadoshi]

Congratulations! *^^*

[nnozomi]

Thank you :)

[sakana17]

Yay! That's awesome!

[nnozomi]

Thank you!

[cyphomandra]

Congratulations!!! Fantastic achievement !!

[nnozomi]

Thank you! :)

[clevermanka]

Go, you! 🍾

[nnozomi]

Thank you! :)

[passingbuzzards]

Ahh, congratulations on finishing!! <3 Wishing you much strength in undertaking the revisions.

(For what it’s worth, if you are still in need of additional beta readers when the time comes I would be very interested to read it! Especially if the perspective of someone who hasn’t read the first one might be useful to you?)

[nnozomi]

Thank you very much! Wishes of strength for revision much appreciated.

I'd love to have you as a beta reader if you're interested! I'm not sure the second book will make any sense without reading the first one, but when I get to that stage I'll post and provide summaries etc. and you can see what you'd like to do. <3

[chestnut_pod]

Gosh, well done in getting this far, and lots of good luck for the revisions!

I'm very busy for the next couple weeks, but I'll definitely throw my hat in the ring early for July betas, if that's at all desired.

[nnozomi]

Thank you on all counts! Don't worry, there is approximately zero chance of me finishing revisions in the next two weeks ;) Love to have you as a beta reader if you're available; when I get to that stage I'll post about it and you can decide if your schedule, interest etc. will work! <3

[tinny]

oy, aiyo, aargh

*HUGS* (although I am cackling at the arc = argh homphone. I'll have to remember that one. :D)

send it out to beta readers (assuming I have any)

*raises hand* - although I would probably need the current version of the first book first. :)

Anyway. Phew. (That was a lot of parentheses, oh dear.)

A post after my own heart. <3 (Deleting half the parentheses I put into my posts is what takes the longest. :D)


Good luck revising! Having just emerged from editing hell, I feel you. It will be over at some point! \o/

[nnozomi]

*hugs back* and thanks for all the encouragement! Would love it if you want to beta read again, once I get there... (and parentheses are fun ;) )

[corvi]

Congratulations! That's a huge accomplishment!

[nnozomi]

Thank you! :)