Nov 29, 2006 Posted by thunderchikin

Revision Woo-Hoo

Just typed END on the revision of THE NOVEL FORMERLY KNOWN AS BOUND FOR GLORY, now titled PEOPLES’ SONG. One more copy-editing pass, and it’s out the door. A friend has given me a referral to an agent, so we’ll start there and see how it pans out. I have a good feeling about this draft. I think I’ve fixed many of the problems from the editor notes. Right now, it sings. ... read more

Nov 27, 2006 Posted by thunderchikin

The Nuns Have It

So, tagged me. These are my favorite PG rated anagrams. Some of them were downright obscene, which you can check out yourself if you want to anagram “thunderchikin” at http://www.mbhs.edu/~bconnell/cgi-bin/anagram.cgi . KITCHEN HID URN CRUD HEN HIT KIN HECK RID HIT NUN INDICT HER HUNK HICK DITHER NUN I tag anybody who mentioned Opryland in a post during the last ten days. Share read more

Nov 27, 2006 Posted by thunderchikin

123

I’m 123 pages into the revision, and it’s going pretty well. I know I’ll have to do another pass to remove some of the monologue I’m adding because it will be repetitive in places. After that, I’ll do a copy-editing pass and be done. The next big question is, what will I do with it when I’m done? Send it to an couple of editors or try to get an agent again? This is not read more

Nov 24, 2006 Posted by thunderchikin

Rip Van Winkle Writer

Is it a bad sign when you keep nodding off while reading your revisons aloud to yourself? Am I the only who does this? Share read more

Nov 24, 2006 Posted by thunderchikin

Esiver, Esiver, Esiver

After much procrastination, the rewrite of BOUND FOR GLORY/GLORY BOUND/DEVILS AND DUST has begun. Armed with the suggestions of seven top-flight editors (i.e. the folks who rejected it the first time around), I’ve decided on a course of action to make a character more likeable, events more plausible, ghosts more acceptable, and reunions more realistic. Easier said than done. The first step was to... read more