YES, DONE. A NOVEL. ME. WHOOH!
What comes next, Dear Imaginary Reader, who by and large HASN'T BOTHERED READING IT?
Well, good thing you ask.
A period of editing. I want to iron the oddities in voice that come from having written something serially (and often sporadically) for so long. Take out the dated jokes, and slash all the repetition. This started as a lark, and somewhere along the way I really bought into this project, into the possibility of finishing an 8-or-so book series.
Yes, the dreaded hubris! I'm wondering if someone somewhere will want to publish this, as part of at least a 2-book deal. (Obviously this cliffhanger thing will not do.) Before that happens, I want to give people access to the first part in bulk, so they can read it at once- or in a few sittings. I'll create a separate page for it, particularly looking for editorial suggestions. As the volumes stockpile, they will be published there.
Here's the thing, and here is the loophole I got through as a first time novelist. I DON'T want to hear about how my characters are cliched and don't come alive, how my history is inexact, how it's too episodic and rambling, how the plot is not compelling enough, how my descriptions are amateurish, how I tell but don't show-
Don't like something in my CLASSIC, CELEBRATED NOVEL?!?!? Too bad, I'm liking it!!! Go take all that shit up with the BELOVED, WORLD-FAMOUS AUTHOR, BEEATCHES, MWAHAHAHA!!!!
ANYWAY, THE SAGA IS JUST STARTING!
Soon, I will offer a nice recap so anyone can join in, and then, onto the second book: JOSEPH BALSAMO!!!
As all the extra exclamation points suggest, I'm having fun. Thanks, Alex D.!
2 comments:
I'd like to read it all in one sitting. I was never good at this serialized stuff. Can you compile it for me? :D Old friend? :D
Oh, I fully intend to put it all in one page, after some brisk editing... If you ask nicely, I might even send you an ugly looking word file. But then I expect some helpful editing oversight.
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