Friday, October 18, 2013

The End is Near

And that's a good thing!

I am quickly making my way through the final three chapters of The Dungeons of Cetahl. With luck, I should be done with the draft by the end of the month, and done with revisions and editing before the end of the year. Oh, how I would love to release this book before New Years!

There is always a balance though.  I don't want to rush to publish and find myself with a book riddled with mistakes or scenes that could have been fleshed out in a more coherent manner. At the same time, I am not one to spend a bunch of time in pursuit of perfection. 

Are there things I could have done better in the first installment of The Stewards of Reed had I spent more time on it before publishing? Sure. And a few readers have pointed out some of these things in their reviews...

But do I have any regrets about publishing when I did? No. 

I suppose I'm sort of a "point of diminishing returns" kind of gal.  My main goal is to put out an enjoyable, coherent story that is free (or mostly free anyway) from spelling and grammatical errors.  I derive no real value out of endlessly refining a scene if the prose already adequately conveys my intent.  I know, I know...that is very unartist-like of me.  Perhaps it is the practical engineer in me instead...

Anyway...for better or worse...the end is near :) 

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