Ron Scheer
1. patience. It took me four years from inception to publication. I'm told that's actually quick. From what I understand its usually 5-7 years.
2. Editing, Editing, Editing. The original submission for THE FORAGER was 96,000 plus words. That's after the three of four edits I did myself. The final published book is around 76,500. You do the math. Don't be afraid to cut even if its your favorite line in the whole book. If I doesn't fit, it doesn't fit.
2. Editing, Editing, Editing. The original submission for THE FORAGER was 96,000 plus words. That's after the three of four edits I did myself. The final published book is around 76,500. You do the math. Don't be afraid to cut even if its your favorite line in the whole book. If I doesn't fit, it doesn't fit.
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Is it difficult to fabricate the geography of a fictional work? I appreciated the details of Dillon's travels as I read the story. In a lot of current post apocalyptic fiction, firearms take a front seat in the story, frequently kidnapping the plot. Was your limited use of guns in the plot intentional or incidental?
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