I know many of you are curious about the status of The Bright Spot and I have good news! Even though I said that my second draft should be done by February 1st, I assumed that I'd be copying and pasting the second half of the first draft with minor tweaks. Well, unfortunately, if you re-write one half of a novel, you need to re-write the other half too. Theoretically, it should have been possible, but it didn't work with the story I needed to tell, so onto rewriting.
Rewriting has been a very difficult process. I'm still trying to figure out my revision process, and so far, this seems to work for me—at least with this particular novel. In future novels, I'd like to try outlining fully before beginning to write.
Anyway, I know you want a percentage. Right now that's a difficult task because my novel doesn't seem like it's going to be the same length I'd imagined it to be. My first draft finished at almost exactly 80 thousand words (roughly 320 pages)
This draft is 70 thousand words, and there are still so many loose ends to tie up before I feel comfortable calling the book finished. Right now, I project draft 2 to have a total word count between 90 and 100 thousand words (400 pages). So maybe we are at about 70ish %. At the rate I'm writing, I guess it will be done by the end of March. But who knows?
Once it is finished, it will be sent to beta readers and an editor for revisions. I expect this process to take about two months, but I don't know for sure.
Possible sticker changes
Things may change with the sticker pack. A symbol I used in the first draft is not part of the second draft and will need to change. I have found an artist who's willing to do a couple of potential replacement designs. The image below is the one that may be changed. If you think I should leave it in, please send me an email at [email protected].
Preview Chapters
The first four preview chapters are now free for everyone to read on my website redmattercreations.com The fifth chapter is locked behind a password that ONLY YOU have.
