The second draft has officially been started (I know, you’ve all been dying for this announcement 
). I have a list of major changes that need to be made, though for the most part they’re not that bad:
- 3 chapters that need to be moved around. That should take all of a few minutes (gotta love cut and paste);
- 5 new chapters to write, each one dealing a relationship between characters that needs to be developed more thoroughly. Each chapter should take its own night;
- 2 chapters are being removed. That should also only take a couple of minutes;
- 2 chapters have significant passages that need to be added or modified. Each one should take its own night;
- TBTWNE (The Battle That Would Not End) is then set up for a total rewrite. I’m expecting this to take several days, possibly up to a week.
That leaves me with about 2 weeks worth of work to do on this draft, maybe a little longer based on how long it takes to redo TBTWNE (which I think I’ll be tackling last). That would give me a second draft around the beginning of March, ready to be put aside until April.
It’s an awesome feeling.
Very cool! Fingers crossed that everything pans out according to the time you’ve allocated here and runs smoothly!
Ooooh… Second Drafts, the most funnest part of the road. (I start draft #2 in thirty days) I can’t wait to join you. Good Luck and write your best.