Final 100

We're down to the final one hundred days. In the last 265 days, I wrote a 150(ish) page first draft followed by a 180(ish) page second draft. Now, as I plunge into my third and final drafts, it's time for the rubber to meet the road. Apparently we've been flying, and we must get out the landing gear.

I've been waiting on an ink cartridge so I can print the 180(ish) page second draft for the viewing and red pens of my beloved family, in hopes that my grammatical mistakes will pop out to their fresh eyes.

However, while waiting, I refuse to sit around and twiddle my thumbs. Instead, I'm putting them and my fingers to good use, outlining a new book to go with that impeccable plotless title. You know, the one I came up with a week ago?

In fact, I'm cooking up a short three-part superhero series for the YA crowd, and I'm getting kind of excited about it. Already, I've titled the three books. I've even named six of the more prominent characters, because, of course, an author can't know what their characters look like until they have a name. Now, that I have a clear picture of the six, I can start creating a plot...


Novel Update: Third draft time. 182 pages. 100 days to go.