Revise and Read

I'm blitzing through a first round of revisions on Breath of Earth with a goal of 25 pages a day. If I come across significant issues, I'm flagging them for the next round. So far, those have included the world-building on Chinese alternate history, and one particular scene that just starts in a way that bugs the heck out of me. I am still reading more research material, too, and now I know I need to read more on China and Hawaii. I search for Chinese earth dragon info on Google and I get video game references; search for figures like Pelee, and I get biographies on the soccer star.

Google and Wikipedia are not an absolutes. Sometimes, books are most definitely the way to go.

In any case, I'm hoping to fix the worst of the known issues by the end of the month (or at least note them as issues and ask for more input). Then I can send the book to some folks so they can tear it apart some more. I'm already stockpiling bandages for my ego.