#amediting B4 I finish #writing #WMC! Also inside: Exclusive Discount for #Smashwords Readers
I re-read the draft of When Minds Collide (#WMC) before bedtime last night and I liked it better down at 800 words, it read more quickly and smoothly after my tweaks yesteday. But I still added another 200 words back in - just in case *haha* At about 1000 words to open the short story, this is still better than the 2000 I had and I think the rest will flow more quickly now.
The 3 major characters (William Harrington, Andrew Caine and Joshua Scherrer) are all introduced in the first 1000 words, each with a satisfying bit of "history" and solid-enough characterization that I think they are well-enough defined.
I like William a lot. I liked him in Conditioned Response , but I like going "back in time" by 400 years and seeing who he was before Drew had his "accident," before William became his "stoic martyr" self. As always, I have mixed feelings about Andrew (always have, always will) but I can't wait to merge and temper the ridiculously annoying Joshua Scherrer with Andrew Caine. When Minds Collide is the story of these two men becoming Joshua Andrew Caine.
There's just one thing I have not done so I'll need to edit the opener again . Caine and Scherrer are supposed to be "mortal enemies" and while I've established that they don't like each other, I wouldn't go so far as to call them "mortal enemies" just yet. I know how to edit now. I have the technology. I can repair them -- I mean break them *muaha*
I hate writing openers. I never write openers first. I always start at THE END and then skip around--or at least, work BACK towards the opener. I write the opener LAST. This chronological order business is just so wrong! I'm still hoping to wrap up the entire story in 5000 words...or 7500 at most! More snippeting at Goodreads soon!
Oh and in case you didn't notice this on Facebook or Twitter, for a limited time, get 25% off the cover price of Conditioned Response . It's a Smashwords-Exclusive offer I'm running to support the SciFi and Heroic Fantasy Group Read at Goodreads (click here to join the discussion).
It's still the #1 Best Seller on Smashwords in the Science Fiction Dystopias category - but apparently, only if you're logged in. How strange that Smashwords gives different list results if you're not logged in! Welcome to Smashwords, huh?
-Friday
@phoenicianbooks
The 3 major characters (William Harrington, Andrew Caine and Joshua Scherrer) are all introduced in the first 1000 words, each with a satisfying bit of "history" and solid-enough characterization that I think they are well-enough defined.
I like William a lot. I liked him in Conditioned Response , but I like going "back in time" by 400 years and seeing who he was before Drew had his "accident," before William became his "stoic martyr" self. As always, I have mixed feelings about Andrew (always have, always will) but I can't wait to merge and temper the ridiculously annoying Joshua Scherrer with Andrew Caine. When Minds Collide is the story of these two men becoming Joshua Andrew Caine.
There's just one thing I have not done so I'll need to edit the opener again . Caine and Scherrer are supposed to be "mortal enemies" and while I've established that they don't like each other, I wouldn't go so far as to call them "mortal enemies" just yet. I know how to edit now. I have the technology. I can repair them -- I mean break them *muaha*
I hate writing openers. I never write openers first. I always start at THE END and then skip around--or at least, work BACK towards the opener. I write the opener LAST. This chronological order business is just so wrong! I'm still hoping to wrap up the entire story in 5000 words...or 7500 at most! More snippeting at Goodreads soon!
Oh and in case you didn't notice this on Facebook or Twitter, for a limited time, get 25% off the cover price of Conditioned Response . It's a Smashwords-Exclusive offer I'm running to support the SciFi and Heroic Fantasy Group Read at Goodreads (click here to join the discussion).
It's still the #1 Best Seller on Smashwords in the Science Fiction Dystopias category - but apparently, only if you're logged in. How strange that Smashwords gives different list results if you're not logged in! Welcome to Smashwords, huh?
-Friday
@phoenicianbooks
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