Well now.......

[Dragonsreach]

......here's a thing.

I've just completed writing my first fiction book. (Blasted out 2500 plus words this morning)

52,000 words, 101 pages of A4, (Yes and I dropped the bloody thing so it took ages to sort into order again. Page numbering is a must.)
So it's going to the first run reader this weekend before any editing and amendments.


So I now have another story set noted out and maybe this one won't take me a Year to write.

Think I'll celebrate with a or two.

 

[Boguz]

Congratulations DR, that's an amazing accomplishment! What's the plot summary?

 

[AndyG]

Does it involve maidens in distress with malfunctioning wardrobes and lose morals?

 

[Boguz]

Good question Andy! I'd like to add, if it does not include those things, does it at least include some brush licking and some mini dipping? I'm now imagining a horror book for mini-painters...

 

[Dragonsreach]

Congratulations DR, that's an amazing accomplishment! What's the plot summary?

Does it involve maidens in distress with malfunctioning wardrobes and lose morals?

Immortal Barista tries to protect student from vampire, screws up.

 

[Bailey03]

That's awesome! Congratulations on the major accomplishment!

 

[AndyG]

Immortal Barista tries to protect student from vampire, screws up.

So the answer is yes it does excellent will read this one!

 

[BloodASmedium]

Very happy for you DR!!! You and Fran must be STOKED!!! I think ill celebrate for you with a drink or two(insert alcohol emoji here) lllllooooolllll

 

[Zab]

Let us know when and where to purchase literary milestone! I assume this is one of them fancy books with no pictures?

 

[anotherpainter]

Congratulations! I hope you find an publisher.

PS: i do hope there is no vampire love story involved...

 

[ten ball]

Well done Mike !

 

[Avelorn]

Awesome!

 

[Dragonsreach]

Got put shout out as I'm not the only one who writes who is a Coolminiornot Alumni.
SandRat = Lloyd A Behm II ----look up his works on Amazon really good slightly sarcastic Urban Fantasy (Yep read em and recommend em)

Ebonbuddha = Julius A Nicholson. ---- Working my way through his autobiography of his time in Korea as a Teacher, then going to hit up his Fantasy works.

 

[Pictish Mini Painting]

Top effort, must be very rewarding feeling finishing so much work. Hope it well received

 

[Maenas]

Congratulations Mr. Dragonsreach! I am very happy for you being able to complete such a milestone of your life. ^^
Don't hesitate to link a web were we could buy a copy once it's published! :good::good::good:

 

[moetle]

Grats dude!

 

[Julee Goree]

Congratulations! Such things take a lot of time and effort, so I wish you success and lot of inspiration:brushlick:

 

[Dragonsreach]

Well Thanks to all for the good wishes.

I got back the test readers comments and yellow post it note errors.
Spell check perfect but then and them errors pop up. You get "word blind" after so long looking at the screen for so long.
Plot hole failure to amend. Ooops HOW the foxtrot did I miss that?
A minor restructure with which to create a Prologue.
After that time to see about scaring myself in print.

 

[Maenas]

Spell check perfect but then and them errors pop up. You get "word blind" after so long looking at the screen for so long.

That kind of error is super usual. Having corrected some catalogues and magazines myself you don't read what your eyes see, you read what your brain wants to read, so always make sure some of the correctors/proof readers are not used to the text that is presented to them.

You can also make a search and replace for double blank spaces ( ) ( ) and doubled full stops. (..)

 

[Dragonsreach]

That kind of error is super usual. Having corrected some catalogues and magazines myself you don't read what your eyes see, you read what your brain wants to read, so always make sure some of the correctors/proof readers are not used to the text that is presented to them.
Too true

You can also make a search and replace for double blank spaces ( ) ( ) and doubled full stops. (..)

Those, the word processor picked up (Thankfully).