Stage 1: Finish first draft. Dance about like a crimson fairy and sing and do a shot. Print out first draft (wait forever because your printer is slow.). Then pass out because your brain can't handle any more coherent thought.
Stage 2: Wake up the next morning and stare angrily at first draft. Plan to use great music to help you edit. Listen to music and play video games instead. Go to bed and swear you will start editing tomorrow.
Stage 3: Bringing the first draft everywhere, giggle as people stare because they just "don't get it." They all think its a Thesis. You say its a novel...they ask what kind...you tell them a sci-fi-'ish fantasy and they cringe. Why does no one like that anymore?
Stage 4: Stay up all night because spellcheck doesn't catch words that are out of context...and neither does grammar check...swear never to look at another red pen again.
More stages as they happen. I'm on the hate red pen, pull hair out and go to wig store stage right now. Funtimes. Also, more add-in scenes to expand on certain things. And? on page 5 of book 2. Multitasking much? nope not me. haha.
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omg. this is pretty much my exact blog process! lol, i'm blogging for GO! mag now, so every sunday night i am mad tryin to get it finished.
can't wait to read "Awakening"- sci fi rules!!!!!!!!!
That "omg that's what you're writing?!" wince-factor is exactly why I refuse to use either fantasy or sci-fi to describe my series' genre. Everyone immediately thinks of LotR when you say fantasy, and Star Trek when you say sci-fi. And then if you try for something like 'urban fantasy' people start comparing you to LKH and the slew of rip-offs making the rounds these days. And thus commences the wincing.
I've settled on describing it as 'Paranormal noir' atm. Paranormal seems to be a nice, safe, non-cliched term thus far. Bet you could get away with something like that too!
PS: Omg, I picked up Greywalker the other day and I am hearting it thus far. WHEE!
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