Yep, I’m down to it. Revisions have begun on Prisoners of the Wailing Tower. I’ve started with Lorrah’s plot arc, which is somewhat simpler. This will give me extra “think time” on Alemin’s more complicated arc.
Of course, there are issues. I’ve discovered that I repeated myself a few times — and I’m only in the third segment. It seems I was trying to orient myself as I started the new section, but I really don’t need to describe the same camp site twice. So I’ll have to decide where that description has the most impact. This is not entirely a bad thing, since I want to reduce the novella’s total length by at least 10,000 words.
On the other hand, Lorrah’s character was somewhat vague when I started work on the first draft. Now that I know her better, I’m having new thoughts about her situation. These allow me to strengthen and focus her character.
I would say it’s a work in progress, but that would be a cliche. However true it might be!
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Whoa, 10k is a lot of words to cut. Good luck with your revisions!
That is a lot of words to cut. But I’m glad things are moving along. I definitely look forward to seeing the book!