Getting Serious 4

I'm patting myself on the back because I did what I set out to do. I completed the major revision of Dead Heroes before the end of November. I don't mean to say it's totally finished and ready to ship to the printer, but the hard stuff is done: I reduced the total word count by more than 10K; made name changes, the history has been coordinated in all sections; most importantly, the character of Gerren Deece has been turned from angst-ridden and marginally sympathetic (because he seemed to feel so sorry for himself), to strong and decisive. A post on a FB group page gave me one of the key ways to solve another problem. Hoorah for social networking!

Two days remain before Dec. 1. I will work to smooth out the few rough sections and finalize my chapter breaks. I've found one beta reader (other volunteers welcome), and intend to send the MS along by the weekend. Then I'll start working on the cover; I already have ideas for this.