Monday, January 23, 2012

Hell Up In It

Okay.

So this new project has not seen a blow-by-blow commentary like A Company of Moors and the renovation project of 12 Stories High. But there has been a lot going on. The end of Ancient-Art-of-Facts, for starters, which comes with all of the re-working of the interior and covers for all books in print to fit the new company name and logo. One-by-one, all titles will be ported over to the new company over this coming year. Code-47 and A Company of Moors will have an interior read through just to make sure there are no typos not caught on their first run through.

Then, otha people's newz.

And lastly, I just want there to be a few surprises.

I will say this, for this upcoming novel: I just finished the second act. It was long and filled with a great amount of emotion. The second act arcs over 40 years and shows 3 generations of women, mostly the first two. As the final chapter ends with a letter from the 3rd woman to her mother, and it connects the second act with the direction of the third. Harlem.

The second introduces the villain. A female. Much like al-Rinak in A Company of Moors, there was a constant pacing and thinking when it came to her introduction. This one was better outlined, so I was a little more prepared. But it was still my 'Chapter 22', which is what I call the introduction of the main antagonist. Named after the chapter entrance of al-Rinak.

What I like about this villain, besides being female, is that she is charming. She will cut off your left while shaking your right hand. The accomplishes her mission and leaves a pile of bodies behind her, and no one suspects that she is the reason they are dead. She plays on people's fears, feigns sincerity for people to believe she cares, and she allows people to believe she's willing to help them, which usually results in utter chaos. However, like most villains, every step she takes toward accomplishing her goals, she creates a new scenario setting up her defeat.

So, we're on the final act. The first act will be printed out and given to the editors toward the end of the week. While that keeps the syntax sharks at bay, I will be reviewing the second act, which will be its second time rummaged through. But now that it's complete, there won't be an abrupt stop. It can get a  full treatment, especially the final pages of the second act. Then it's off to be butchered.

Come February, there will be an official unveiling of the new company. Mid-February. With that done and out the way, the first round of edits will be good and underway. Hopefully, by the beginning of April there will be a proof print to edit from.

One commercial has been created (has to be edited to fit the new company name...had another name, that changed). Two more commercials have been scripted.

stay tuned to it all

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