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Final Verdict
Oct. 27th, 2014 10:54 pmIt took me about a week longer than I anticipated to do ALL the tweaks and stuff I wanted to do to Labyrinth. Mostly because I had to rewrite so many bits.
(Not ALL in the long run, I desperately need another title still...)
Amused that the next-to-last thing I did was fact check when certain Doctor Who episodes aired. Especially since MOST of the cultural references are to Buffy.
Final draft total: 152,788 words (Although that word count technically includes words like "Chapter Twenty-four" which I'm never sure if they should count... and with thity-one chapters that adds up).
Lower than I expected this time last week. I started with a draft of 152,372 so I didn't reduce it any whatsoever, but considering at its peak it was 155,949 I think I did okay for cuts. The fact that it ended close to where it began is what happens when you have to add a full chapter to the beginning and a new scene in the climax. When you say you want to cut.
Still could use a couple more betas. (I have 4 people on offer, but 2 haven't done it much before.)
Also, I inquired among a few writing friends, but -- the main character is a Japanese Canadian. Multiple-generations here and she talks like a Canuck (By the second page she's called someone a douchebag and she has an f-sharp count) but it would be nice if anyone could recommend me an SF/F writer with some Japanese ancestry who'd be willing to look and tell me if I over or under-did the bits meant to be based on her ancestral culture. (It doesn't come up as much as all that, what with this being a portal fantasy.)
Otherwise - life goes on. Stuff happened I can't talk about because it isn't me, which sucked but is getting better, and stuff is happening I shouldn't discuss yet, which will suck. Family visits soon, which will be good.
Toddler outside me and baby within keep growing -- the former has a lion costume for Hallowe'en. I've thought half-seriously about decorating the belly and saying I dressed the baby up too, but then I'd have to be willing to show it off, and, no. I'll probably stick to the Italian Ren, which has an almost-Empire waistline and thus no problem with baby.
(Not ALL in the long run, I desperately need another title still...)
Amused that the next-to-last thing I did was fact check when certain Doctor Who episodes aired. Especially since MOST of the cultural references are to Buffy.
Final draft total: 152,788 words (Although that word count technically includes words like "Chapter Twenty-four" which I'm never sure if they should count... and with thity-one chapters that adds up).
Lower than I expected this time last week. I started with a draft of 152,372 so I didn't reduce it any whatsoever, but considering at its peak it was 155,949 I think I did okay for cuts. The fact that it ended close to where it began is what happens when you have to add a full chapter to the beginning and a new scene in the climax. When you say you want to cut.
Still could use a couple more betas. (I have 4 people on offer, but 2 haven't done it much before.)
Also, I inquired among a few writing friends, but -- the main character is a Japanese Canadian. Multiple-generations here and she talks like a Canuck (By the second page she's called someone a douchebag and she has an f-sharp count) but it would be nice if anyone could recommend me an SF/F writer with some Japanese ancestry who'd be willing to look and tell me if I over or under-did the bits meant to be based on her ancestral culture. (It doesn't come up as much as all that, what with this being a portal fantasy.)
Otherwise - life goes on. Stuff happened I can't talk about because it isn't me, which sucked but is getting better, and stuff is happening I shouldn't discuss yet, which will suck. Family visits soon, which will be good.
Toddler outside me and baby within keep growing -- the former has a lion costume for Hallowe'en. I've thought half-seriously about decorating the belly and saying I dressed the baby up too, but then I'd have to be willing to show it off, and, no. I'll probably stick to the Italian Ren, which has an almost-Empire waistline and thus no problem with baby.
