I have selected music for ACoM's commercial. I have also drafted a script for the commercial. A little before ending chapter 22 I selected quotes that will flash across the screen between close shots of the cover. The commercial will probably be finished sometime before December.
I will begin to showcase character profiles and tidbits of the plot as the story comes to a written close. Editing will begin December 1st. Everything that has been written by that time will go through an extensive editing process. Myself and several other editors (three) will begin to hack at the manuscript. After the manuscript has been submitted for copyright I will reveal the cover and then put the commercial on the Ancient-Art-of-Facts site. Hopefully all of this can take place over the month of December, and January can be used for tightening everything up for a February release. Editing the book before the book is finished (chapter-by-chapter) will make this a quick process, without having to be rushed.
b write black.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Round Up the Usual Suspects
Just finished chapter 22. The first part of the darker phases of the story are beginning. The next chapter I'm working on will either begin with the mystery or end with it. There are two ways to tell this story. I would like for a character to commentate on his growing relationship with another character, have all the characters take a pause. I also want a prominent character to display their skills as a leader, and expose their flaws before both come back to haunt him.
Also, the final suspect to the coming events arrives inside the story. In three more chapters I will be at the second 150 pg mark. Not even gonna try and say that I might be under the 150 mark. Most likely I'll be over. But I will be around 300 pgs for the book in a 5.5 x 8.5 format. I'll test the pagination once I get to the ending chapter. I'd then have 150 pages to tell the rest of the story. Can it be done?
Stay tuned.
b write black.
Also, the final suspect to the coming events arrives inside the story. In three more chapters I will be at the second 150 pg mark. Not even gonna try and say that I might be under the 150 mark. Most likely I'll be over. But I will be around 300 pgs for the book in a 5.5 x 8.5 format. I'll test the pagination once I get to the ending chapter. I'd then have 150 pages to tell the rest of the story. Can it be done?
Stay tuned.
b write black.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
And Jor-El Gave Unto the Earth His Only Begotten Son
Hmmm ... a Christ figure, with a Muslim name (Kal-El), created by two Jewish guys. Who said multiculturalism was non-existent in the 30s?
Listen Up True Believers...
At the end of the day, Captain America is just a guy hopped up on steroids. Super Solider Serum? He's on the juice. Try rehab. Baseball players get snubbed. This guy gets medals. 'nuff said, true believers. Exelsior!!!!!
Rant over.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
November Goal
Simply put: I'd like to have the second 150 pgs finished by the end of November, going in to December strong with only having to write the final 150+ pages, and have most of January and Feb for edit and release. All plot points have been outlined. I know the road that needs to be traveled to get to the end of this tale.
84 pages of the second 150 pages has been written. Only 66 more pages to go. I'd like to end the second 150 pages on a good note in the story, primarily the marriage between two characters. Then let the last 150 pages swirl into turmoil that the protagonists must overcome. I like that.
b write black.
84 pages of the second 150 pages has been written. Only 66 more pages to go. I'd like to end the second 150 pages on a good note in the story, primarily the marriage between two characters. Then let the last 150 pages swirl into turmoil that the protagonists must overcome. I like that.
b write black.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Mercantile
I am putting together a commercial for ACoM, which will probably debut on the Ancient-Art-of-Facts site later this month. I most likely will not make the December deadline, however (and hopefully) by December I will be finishing up the historical, epic tale. The commercial will showcase the cover and come just as the AAoF site receives its makeover. The hardest part about the commercial will be compsing music.
I have spoken with Ray Cosico and have started talks to finalize the artwork for the re-release of The Ronin Poetz. He may not be able to return to the artwork for some time. That's not a problem. I'm also editing a script for him. I haven't spoken to Tracey Wingfield for a while, but I assume she's hard at work, whether this project or her company's other projects.
One more chapter for ACoM before danger strikes for the protagonists. I had to chop chapter Twenty-One in half. The chapter is (so far) the second shortest chapter in the book, but was probably the most exhausting chapter to date. The whole chapter is from the main villain's point of view as he sizes up the protaginists. There is also very little dialogue. Some in the beginning, some in the end. That's all. Took me a while to get to Twenty-Two, but I'm on it.
b write black.
I have spoken with Ray Cosico and have started talks to finalize the artwork for the re-release of The Ronin Poetz. He may not be able to return to the artwork for some time. That's not a problem. I'm also editing a script for him. I haven't spoken to Tracey Wingfield for a while, but I assume she's hard at work, whether this project or her company's other projects.
One more chapter for ACoM before danger strikes for the protagonists. I had to chop chapter Twenty-One in half. The chapter is (so far) the second shortest chapter in the book, but was probably the most exhausting chapter to date. The whole chapter is from the main villain's point of view as he sizes up the protaginists. There is also very little dialogue. Some in the beginning, some in the end. That's all. Took me a while to get to Twenty-Two, but I'm on it.
b write black.
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