It’s Time To Fish For Beta Readers (Updated)

UPDATE: At the end of this post, I have placed the comments people have made under each related question. Thanks everyone for your support, encouragement, and feedback. It’s helped clear some murky waters, and, hopefully, can help other people. ___________________________________________________________________ Now that I have completed… it is time to present my manuscript to fresh eyes…

Editing: The Video Game (Levels 4-6)

We’re back with Levels 4-6!  Will the novel be completed?  How many game overs will happen?  How awesome will it be?  All this and more will be answered in: [In case you haven’t read it, here’s part 1: Levels 1-3 (Plot, Character, Continuity)] Level 4 Prose and Writing Style This is the point when you…

Editing: The Videogame (Levels 1-3)

I don’t think I announced this momentous event on my blog, so here it is: I finished the current draft of my Great Novel/Work In Progress!!!!! (about three weeks ago) After 2 years of wrestling with the alligators known as plot and character, I think I have a solid third draft. While finishing a draft…