In which we are (closer to) done...

[jesshartley]

After taking a little break on the novel while folks got a chance to read over it (and my Father in Law visited), I found a couple of things I wanted to add, some errors I had to fix, some threads that needed to be woven in a bit more. I finished the glossary, and tidied up things especially in the first three chapters, which I figure have to be the tightest (because I trust that a reader who gets that far will be hooked, but if I don't get them by the first three chapters, I'm not going to.)

So, I'm still waiting for word back from a few folks, but other than any changes/additions/deletions that crop up as a result of those read-throughs, it's done.

Final word count (By microsoft word counter): 100,360 (including the glossary)
Pretty damned close to my 100K goal

Now to find a source for manuscript boxes locally.

Hopefully I'll hear back from folks who are reading through this week, and can get it ready to send out by this weekend.

Comments

[winnett.livejournal.com]

Wow, good job! I am working on my query letter which is just a total pain in the ass! Do you have an agent? Or are you doing dual agent/editor queries?

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

I'm actually just printing my query letters right now. Are you on AIM or the like? Wanna compare notes?

I'm going to be sending out the queries for my "top choice" agent and the publisher at the same time. Just because I'm stressing out about it and want to get it off my plate.

[winnett.livejournal.com]

I can't chat at work, but I can email. :) I am not exactly sure how to 'sell' my book in my query letter. I have the rest of it done well enough I think, but the most important part. I would love to compare notes! Can you email me? winnett at pacifier dot com

I am going to do the double sending too! Wow, this is so exciting. :)

[prince-cosmic.livejournal.com]

Great work! I'd give you a congratulatory hug if I could but I guess you'll have to suffice with a cyber one... *hug*