I’m back from my wonderful holiday to Spain. We went to Madrid for a single night, as we were flying to\/from Madrid and hubby wanted to go to see Real Madrid play Deportivo (and it turned out they thoroughly beat them 6-1), and then spent 6 nights in beautiful Salamanca, but more about that this weekend when I have time for a proper post. I have come back more tanned, slightly fatter (due to yummy Spanish food), and a bit tireder (although I’m blaming the 6am rising this morning for that when I’m used to getting up around 8-9am!)<\/p>\n
It was straight back to work for me, both normal work and writing. I had already printed out Vampire For Christmas, my seasonal paranormal novella that I’ll be releasing in mid-November, and decided it was time for the second draft. As always, I’ve started my second draft with a read through, more as a reader than an editor, checking for flow, story\/plot, any problems, and any mishaps. Spotted a few wrong words, extra words, missing words, etc… and a few hiccups, or at least areas that need a bit more explanation or introspection for them to come across right. But, I did finish my initial read through during lunch just now and I came away with a warm fuzzy feeling that I haven’t felt for a while with a first draft story. I do like this one. It’s different to my usual plot\/character-driven story with lots of action, etc. This one is lighter, funny in a right way, and I think people will love it as a short seasonal read on a cold winter’s night (or hot summer’s night if you’re down under).<\/p>\n
I’ll make a better update post about it when I’ve finished with the second draft. It’s only a novella so I should be done with that by the end of the week.<\/p>\n
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I’m back from my wonderful holiday to Spain. We went to Madrid for a single night, as we were flying to\/from Madrid and hubby wanted to go to see Real Madrid play Deportivo (and it turned out they thoroughly beat … Continue reading