No More Waiting
I am determined to Self Publish “Chess With Agatha” during the month of June… Hopefully more like in the next couple Weeks.
To Do;
1) Finalize the Editing
2) Finalize the Land Map
3) Finalize the Back Cover Synopsis
4) Upload the Book to CreateSpace for Approval
Wish me Luck!
DJ-
And the waiting continues, lol
I hope you all are well… When I last mentioned my First Ever Fantasy Novel, “Chess With Agatha”, I believe I told you how I was waiting to get together with my Sister (Who Edited My Novella “I Died Once”) to go over some of the Edits that My New Editor did. I just want to get my Sister’s Opinion on some of them, and advice.
My Editor did a Great Job, but I just need to figure out a few things.
That’s all for now, I shall Keep you Updated.
DarkJade-
DarkJade – 2013… First Quarter Update
With just a few days left in March, 2013… It’s hard to believe that we’re already a 1/4 of the way into the Year… Wow, Right? Lol
Thusly, this is Look at what I’ve been up to during the First Few Months of this year, as well as where I’m at and headed.
Self Publishing;
Chess With Agahta - “Chess With Agatha” (First in My Planes of Ordose Trilogy of Fantasy Novels) was Edited by an Actual Editor, and I will be getting with My Editor from my “I Died Once” Novella to just look over a few things with me in a couple weeks. Hopefully, I’ll be Self Publishing it in April.
Allure - “Allure”, Book I in my Vampire Novella Series has been sent off to my Friend who will in the next little while Review it, and send me back her Comments. At that point I’ll make some adjustments to it, and thus Create My 2nd Draft. She will then further down the road do some Line Editing of it (Grammar/Story Clarity Etc.), and send that to me. All of this is what I standardly do prior to Hiring an Actual Editor for a Book. Somewhere in the back of my head I’m hoping to Self Publish this First “Allure” Novella by June-July, 2013.
Writing Projects;
Mady’s Storm – “Mady’s Storm”, the Unplanned Sequel Novella to “I Died Once”, which I started Writing towards the end of last year, will be continued at some point. As I’ve mentioned before, I definitely felt like there was much more to tell about Mady, the main Character of “I Died Once”, especially since she was only 15 years old in the First Novella. I started Posting the First Draft here, and have more Skeleton Framework for more, and will be continuing this at some point. For those of you who want to check out the Sequel Posts, you can check out the Chapters Here Mady’s Storm (Novella). But I definitely recommend you reading “I Died Once” first. Whether you Read the Rough First Draft Posts I did on this Site, or Pick Up a Printed or Ebook Copy on Amazon.
Iliad – “Iliad”, Book II in the “Planes Of Ordose” Trilogy. I started “Iliad” in January this year, but quickly decided to hold off on continuing until after I Self Publish the First Book in the Series, “Chess With Agatha”. I would definitely recommend reading “Chess With Agatha” first, which will be Self Published soon. Or for those of you that don’t want to wait, or don’t plan on picking up a copy, you’re welcome to read the Original Posts of “Chess With Agatha”, but they are very Un-Edited, Lol.
Seers Of The Night – “Seers Of The Night”, Book II in the “Allure” Vampire Novellas Series. One of the reasons I decided to start Self Publishing the “Allure” Novellas, is because for some reason this Series just flows with me… And like “Iliad”, the only reason I stopped Writing it, is so that I can catch up and Self Publish the First Book. I will continuing to Write & Post the First Draft of this Second Novella soon as well.
Sci-Fi Novel?? – I’m also considering starting to Write a Sci-Fi Novel… This is something I’ve never done, though I have had a Sci-Fi Blog Series, and have Posted additional Beginnings of Sci-Fi Blog Series, that kinda died off. I’m not sure that I will be undertaking this right now, but I am considering it. When I was pursuing Film Making, the First Two “Star Wars” Films were a Major Motivation behind wanting to Write, and Direct Films… Which might play a role in why I’d like to Write a Sci-Fi Book at some point. We shall see.
Blog Posts;
Poetry – In addition to all my Story Writing, Journalism Posts, Music Posts, I also tend to Write a fair share of Poetry. In fact the first Book I ever Self Published, was back in Jan, 2012. “Winter, Lust, And Wonder“, which was a set of Poems from my First Ever Posts on this Blog, back between the Months of Sep-Oct, 2011.
Here Are the Poems that I have Written in this First 1/4 of 2013
Beyond Truth – Volume Eleven (January-February, 2013)
Nine – Volume Twelve (March-The Present)
Music Posts;
DarkJade Watch – On Occasion I’ll Come Across a Video, or Live Performance that Really Grabs me… So back in November, 2012, I I Started a New Series Called “DarkJade Watch“, where I Share My Findings with My Readers/Followers/Friends.
Here’s the Posts I did so far this year…
1/15/13 – Some ‘Post’ Editing Stones
2/9/13 – Lisdsey Stirling (Transcendence Street Jam)
2/25/13 – RadioAkshun (Music By Imagine Dragons)
3/10/13 – Genesis (Grimes)
3/16/13 – Surface Of The Sun (John Murphy) – Metal Version
I also do some Posts of Videos that I make, and Post, over on my “Dark’s Media Empire” Vlog.
Blog Series;
Vengeance – Though I haven’t been focusing as much on Writing New Blog Series lately, I did actually start a New one that I may, or may not continue… We shall see. I do like it… It’s called “Vengeance“.
Additional Posts; I do also do many other types of Posts, such as DarkJade Updates, Posts on the Editing Process, Writing Process, and Self Publishing Process… In addition to many others things.
Definitely Check Out The Category Link along the Right Side of the Blog, to see if any of those things Interest you.
This Post has indeed become Long Enough, Lol And so I just want to say Thank you for your Continued Interest and Support of My Writing Efforts, all of your “Likes”, and in some cases “Comments”, really do mean a lot to me. As well just seeing the amount of people that View the Site.
I’m Looking forward to this Second Quarter of the Year (Though there’s still a few days left in this one, Lol), and Hope to see you Viewing, Liking, and Commenting on the Site!
DarkJade-
Writing, Editing, Recovering
So it’s been kind of a difficult week
But I shall return to my Writing, and Editing, and try to get back into a Rhythm.
I Miss Writing, so that’s good… And I’m almost complete with my 5th Draft of “Chess With Agatha”
After that, as I’ve mentioned before, I hope to get my sister to look over it with me, and make my final changes before Self Publishing it… If she’s just not available, I’ll most likely just do it myself.
I Hope you are all Well, the Weekend is coming (At least for those of you who do the Mon-Fri thing), so that’s good.
I Hope you all have a Lovely Weekend
DarkJade-
Editing… The 5th Draft – Becoming A Better Writer
So my Editor got my 4th Draft of “Chess With Agatha” back to me a week or so ago… And I’m finally starting to implement some of the changes… Some grammar… Some Sentence Suggestions. And then there’s some Story, and Clarity Comments which I still need to figure out.
Once I implement these things, that will be my 5th Draft… And then I’m hoping to grab my Sister (Who Edited My Novella), and have her read through it, and help me with a few things. But she’s very busy, so I don’t know if that will happen.
This is only the Second Editor I’ve worked with, and I have to tell you, each Book I’ve worked on has helped me become a Better Writer. And when I say ‘Better’, I don’t mean Content (Though Hopefully That’s True Too), what I mean is I’m learning things… Primarily from these Awesome Editors.
I’d say I’m about 60% done with implementing my Editors Changes/Suggestions, then it will be on to the 6th Draft… I’m also hoping my Map Drawer Finishes soon too, Lol Really need that map.
Hope You’re All Having A Good Weekend!
Thanks For Your Continued Interest And Support
DarkJade-
My Editor Has Finished Editing “Chess With Agatha”… And, I Have A Lot Of Work To Do, Lol
Ok, so My Editor Finished Editing My 4th Draft of “Chess With Agatha”, and as I hoped she’s really cleaned up the Grammar, and some of the Sentence Structuring. I need to implement all of that, but I’m totally down with that.
The real Challenge before me will be making Story Adjustments based on some of her Comments… Now I only Skimmed over them, but this stuff is going to take a lot of thought and focus on my part. Which is to be expected, and I’m totally glad for the Insights… But it is still going to be a challenge making sure the book still captures what I want it to, but also is clearly written.
Wish me Luck
This Next Week or Two should be Challenging and Interesting preparing it for Self Publishing
DarkJade-
I Have Sent My Book To My Editor
As of last night, I sent my 4th Draft of “Chess With Agatha” to my Editor.
Hopefully it’s in ok enough shape, that she won’t drive by my house with tears in her eyes, and throw it out the window at my house… Did I mention lighting it on fire before tossing it?
“For God Sake I’m an Editor, Not A Miracle Worker!!” are not the words I want to hear, Lol
But, we haven’t worked together before, so I’m open to anything… I do know her though, she’s one of my Writers over on my “Legends Undying” Site.
Other than that, I have someone working on my Land Map for the book, and so far it’s looking pretty good.
Much better than my Prototype Map that I threw together, let me tell you, Lol
But Enough of all that, Wish Me Luck!
I shall Update you once more soon
DarkJade-
DarkJade – Editing Protocol
Yes, that’s me in the Picture, Lol
And I know, I actually have a Plan… But I didn’t want to mess with that Text, Lol
Not bad for not having Photoshop… I used Window’s Paint, Lol
This is what happens when a Film Maker isn’t focusing on Film Making anymore, Lol
But in Truth, I have my Final Notes from my Last “Chess With Agatha” Reader, and I will be applying her Notes during the next couple days… I’m actually supposed to be doing that now, Lol
But instead I’ve been messing with this Picture for the last hour, Lol
Blogger Dedication? Or Hard Core ‘Editing’ Avoidance, Lol
Either way, I need to get this 4th Draft Complete so I can send it to My Editor, who’s standing by.
I’m also working on the Land Map for the Book, which isn’t all that big, as they don’t go to all that many areas in this first book.
And when I say ‘Working’ on it, I don’t mean I’m Drawing it, as My Drawing Abilities suck, Lol Well, they don’t suck, I’m ok at Copying things, but not Original Stuff. So I have someone working on it.
Editing Music;
I Will say, I found a few songs lately that I really Like, will be listening to when I Edit, and Posted on My Dark Xperience Music Blog… But I’ll Go ahead and put them here as well…
But first I thought you’d like to see the Original “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” Poster, Lol
Lol
Thanks for Listening/Reading
DarkJade-
Ok… Back To Work
And of course when I say ‘Work’, I mean Editing, Lol
When I finally landed an Editor for My Fantasy Novel “Chess With Agatha”, I found that I had a week or so to just chill out on the Editing thing, and Write a bit…
So I started Posting some New Chapters for My Second in the “Allure” Novellas, “Seers Of The Night”.
I hope you who read them enjoyed them, and I am likely to include Writing further Chapters, along with further Chapters of “Iliad”, the second in the “Planes Of Ordose” Trilogy, in the weeks and months ahead.
But as I approach the moment that my Editing Money shall hit my Bank Account, I must fairly quickly go through my two recent readers of “Chess With Agatha”‘s notes, and apply some changes.
And so that is what I am up to today, and perhaps the next few days to come… Then I shall Ship (E-mail that is) off my 4th Draft to My Editor, and let her get to work on it.
Wish me Luck, Editing for me, takes a lot of Focus, and so I will be listening to Much Music, Lol
Starting with this one playing now…
Evanescence – Anywhere
Writer’s Path… January Achievements, February Goals
January
Editor for CWA – In January, I sought to accomplish a couple things… One, to if not Edit “Chess With Agatha“, then to at least Find an Editor, and a way to Pay an Editor.
Fortunately, I achieved this by January 31st of the month, which still counts, Lol
At least in my Book.
I now have an Editor Chosen, and will have the Funds to begin Editing in the next week or two.
Start “Iliad” – The other Goal I had, was to begin My Second in the Ordose Trilogy of Fantasy Novels (The First Being “Chess With Agatha”), which I did… But I slowed that up a bit to focus on some Additional Editing that I was doing with CWA, in preparation for The Editor.
Still, I achieved this. The Prologue, and First 10 Chapters are now Written.
February Goals;
Allure – Now that I have secured an Editor for CWA, I am at last able to shift my focus, ever so slightly, towards my Vampire Series, “Allure“.
“Allure” began as a Blog Series, but I have since decided that I will make it into a Series of Novellas, starting with the first, which will be called simply, “Allure”.
The First Draft of this Novella has already been Written, via Blog Series Posts, so it’s onto stage two of my process, which is to have my Good Friend Beth Read, Review and Line Edit it.
Like I’ve said in the past, Beth is not an ‘Editor’ by trade, but she is a Writer, and offers an Immense amount of Insight, and I am fortunate enough to have such a friend for this second part of my process.
She will most likely be starting this process in a couple weeks or so, as she is working on her own Novel at the moment, but I’m not in a huge rush… Especially since I’m not likely to start implementing her suggestions, until I’ve actually ‘Self Published’ “Chess With Agatha”.
Edit Chess With Agatha (CWA) – As any of you that have been following me already know, in a week or so, I shall begin working with my Editor for CWA.
Find someone to Draw CWA Land Map – Within February, I will be trying to secure someone to Draw a Small Land Map for “Chess With Agatha”… It is the Norm with Fantasy Novels to have a Map of the Land, and mine shall be no different. Fortunately, the map won’t need to be too extensive, as they only travel through a hand full of areas in this First Book
Self Publish “Chess With Agatha” – The Goal, all things going smoothly allowing, is to at last ‘Self Publish’ “Chess With Agatha” towards the end of February.
Iliad – I shall continue to Post New Chapters for the Second Ordose Book.
Additional Story Writing – Who knows what New Stories might come into my head, I am definitely hungry to delve into some… But Editing, and Self Publishing CWA is the main focus at the moment… Followed by the Preparation for Editing of “Allure”.
Still, the Writer is alive and well, and Hungers for New Creations.
I may also return back to Writing “Allure”‘s Second Novella, “Seers Of The Night“, which I also started last year, but put on hold while I dealt with Self Publishing “I Died Once“.
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Once again, Thanks for Listening/Reading, and Thanks for your Continued Interest in My Work/Writing
DarkJade-
