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What book is everyone writing right now?

I thought 2 years was the appropriate amount of time. I've just passed 6 years (thought it was 7 but I counted wrong) and I'm very close. The whole novel is written but the last third needs heavy editing. Still, the whole novel is written!!! Yay me.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
I thought 2 years was the appropriate amount of time. I've just passed 6 years (thought it was 7 but I counted wrong) and I'm very close. The whole novel is written but the last third needs heavy editing. Still, the whole novel is written!!! Yay me.
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I find writing books easy I can write a 500 page book in about 4 months, 2 months for the 250+ illustrations, maps and associated items, 3 months for me to format and edit, 3 months for my editor to edit. Right now the biggest block is getting it published by KDP whose new automated system is maddening.

3 published, 1 trying to get through KDP, 5 in draft, 2 in outline. Started the hobby in December 2012.
 
Published - finally

Volume IV of my series published today. I do have a long thank you for all the folks here who have helped so much in this six year task.

Coming soon!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996998063



This covers the final actions of the Middlecombe expedition to Independent Tartary in 1837 and what Ensign Driscol of the Bombay Artillery finds in the wilds of the Kara Kum Desert.
 
Hans said:
Volume IV of my series published today. I do have a long thank you for all the folks here who have helped so much in this six year task.

Coming soon!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996998063

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This covers the final actions of the Middlecombe expedition to Independent Tartary in 1837 and what Ensign Driscol of the Bombay Artillery finds in the wilds of the Kara Kum Desert.
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Looks to be off to a good start and that's a big book. congrats!
 
A big thanks to all the members of ISF who helped me in writing these first four books. You aided me in particular in understanding the oddities of 1830's science, language, religion and what the heck certain images might have meant:

Catsmate1 and Catmate: all thing Victorian from sugar lumps, toothpicks, slang and other trivia

Such eccentric subjects as Danish numbers and other strange things - thanks Dann, fuelair, Didactylos, KDLarsen

German questions - thanks Childlike Empress, EvilBiker, McAnny, Dr. Keith, Oystein, Aepervius, elgarak

Esspee - who helped to create a character - unwittingly

Maurice Ledifficile - for help on understanding 19th century French slang

Help on understanding the most boring sport in the world - crickett

Medical questions: Giordano, Ziggurat, The Norseman, Macdoc, Damien Evans, Myriad, Jimbob, Camillus, Dave Rodgers, Planigale

Chinese images: Sir drinks-a-lot, Roboramma, Craig B, Foolmewunz

The Moon and an airplane: Billc, HighRiser, Diablo, casebro, brainster, Trebuchet

Hated Latin too: gerdbonk, casebro

Identifying an Indian bird: Porpoise of life, MikeG, William Parcher, Paul hutch, Mojo

Indian horse racing: Lobosrul5, bytewizard, Beelsebuddy, crescent, Delvo, loss leader, shemp, zooterkin, tolls, learner

Victorian religious concept: Fudbucker, Myriad, Thor 2, Apathia, Catsmate (again), puppycow, dudalb,

About five legged bastards: Nova Land, turningtest, Trebuchet

Question on a 19th century medical joke: Nova Land, Big Les, Bruto,

English law in 1830: Commandlinegamer, spindrift, gypsyjackson, epeeist

Others: fagin, Craig B, Didymus, Naisell, blutoski and of course JayUtah
 
RoseMontague said:
Looks to be off to a good start and that's a big book. congrats!
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Thanks yeah I tend to write long books. I keep them the same size as the Microsoft Word standard page - its cheating but makes formatting easier.
 
Hey, guess what? I finally managed to finish that chapter of my novel that I've been blocked on for almost two years! Yay!

I've had some other ideas in the meantime that I keep meaning to write down. But at last I can start moving this towards a climax.
 
That's great, arthwollipot!

I've been re-writing my ending after struggling with the query letter. And I had a professional editor look at the first 2 chapters. She noticed a couple places where my first person narration slipped into third person so I'll be running through the book with correcting that in mind.

I'm real happy with how my book has turned out.
 
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Thanks. I've just re-read through what I've already got, and it's... not good. As I think I've said previously, I'm in the "get everything down" phase of writing. The pacing is all off, there are a few inconsistencies and I really need to do more descriptive writing. That having been said, there are a few of what I consider gems of writing, that I'm very pleased with.

If you're curious, it starts here. It is of course unfinished. I've got another few chapters written and not there. I write it all longhand because I'm stubborn like that. :)

If you do read it, yes I know. And yes, I know about that too. And that. And probably that. :D
 
I'm about halfway through The Golden Age of Pantomime - from Joseph Grimaldi to Dan Leno, a compilation of panto reviews from the nineteenth century theatrical newspaper The Era. I've already self-published five compilations drawn from the same source.
 
Six and a half years and it's done!!! Off to the beta reader. It'll still need polishing but I'm having withdrawals now.

I'm going to have to start book two.
 
arthwollipot said:
Thanks. I've just re-read through what I've already got, and it's... not good. As I think I've said previously, I'm in the "get everything down" phase of writing. The pacing is all off, there are a few inconsistencies and I really need to do more descriptive writing. That having been said, there are a few of what I consider gems of writing, that I'm very pleased with.

If you're curious, it starts here. It is of course unfinished. I've got another few chapters written and not there. I write it all longhand because I'm stubborn like that. :)

If you do read it, yes I know. And yes, I know about that too. And that. And probably that. :D
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I like it. The scene was a little confusing at the beginning, the initial description could use a bit more grounding. But the whole scene overall was engaging and the writing was good.

I was going to leave this comment at the site but to do so looked like it meant my email address would be public.
 
arthwollipot said:
Thanks. I've just re-read through what I've already got, and it's... not good. As I think I've said previously, I'm in the "get everything down" phase of writing. The pacing is all off, there are a few inconsistencies and I really need to do more descriptive writing. That having been said, there are a few of what I consider gems of writing, that I'm very pleased with.

If you're curious, it starts here. It is of course unfinished. I've got another few chapters written and not there. I write it all longhand because I'm stubborn like that. :)

If you do read it, yes I know. And yes, I know about that too. And that. And probably that. :D
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I've found that I need to read through a book eleven times before its 'good' enough to print.
 
Continuing this thread

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Fifth book in the series published on Friday!
 
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Skeptic Ginger said:
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That is so great. Do you have more to go?
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Twelve more volumes to complete the series which covers the life of a British Officer in the Bombay Artillery in India starting in 1836.

The first ten illustrated books cover his trip out to India and back and his four years there in the form of a day to day journal.

Later books deal with his involvement with Papal army and the reunification of Italy, The Mexican American war (selling artillery batteries and training to the Mexican while on half pay), two expeditions one to Egypt and another to Siberia and then his involvement on both sides of the American civil war.
 
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