Novel is extremely close now. Principal rewriting is complete and it came in just under 104k. Tomorrow is about editing it to the point where it feels as polished as it should be when I send it back out the editor. It is a lot better of a story and I’ve learned quite a bit from the process about how I shape stories as well as what I need to do in the future to be a better storyteller. I backend a lot of stuff, and I shouldn’t. The buildup I create is wild. Then the action happens very quickly. I need to try a story where the action hits right away. The Lady Talis suggested I take some notes from the King (Stephen) in terms of structure and I am listening. I am also back to learning. I realize I do not know everything. I realize that I teach this stuff to the best of my ability, but there is still plenty of room to learn.
I see the power of process. I am going to imbed process-based techniques into everything I do moving forward. Writing on the beach was and is incredible. I do much better when I don’t have network access. I will find a way to replicate this in the desert.