Min Edwards's Blog - Posts Tagged "final-draft"
Stone Heart, Book Two in the High Tide Suspense series
I'm coming to the end of this work-in-progress. Just a few more chapters and I can put 'Done' to the final draft of the book.
The story came easily to me, but surprisingly the hero and his personality eluded me. This final draft is nothing like the first draft. My hero changed his name, had a severe attitude adjustment, and in my eyes, he's better for it. I admire him now... Drew Meacham. Such a strong, likable name, don't you think?
The heroine, Annie, likes him better, too. As does Anita the goat. You must make sure your hero's personality doesn't clash with the goats (or any other animal in the book).
So by middle of January, this tome will fly off to my editor as well as a beta reader and we'll see what they think. Then I'll have to mull over the cover. Unfortunately the action in this book takes place in the late spring in Downeast Maine. That's a pity as we have lovely snow covering everything right now, and I like my book covers to include a background image from my own property.
Stone Bay's background image was taken early one morning on the edge of my southern-most beach. Stone Cold's background was of our bay, Cobscook, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. So this background should be one of my fields in spring. Looks like I'll have to dig into my image archives for that... or delay the book until June, 2015.
Not going to happen. The archives it is.
Do you take pictures of your property through the seasons? Or the changing decor in your house? Or save your photography for vacations and important family events?
The story came easily to me, but surprisingly the hero and his personality eluded me. This final draft is nothing like the first draft. My hero changed his name, had a severe attitude adjustment, and in my eyes, he's better for it. I admire him now... Drew Meacham. Such a strong, likable name, don't you think?
The heroine, Annie, likes him better, too. As does Anita the goat. You must make sure your hero's personality doesn't clash with the goats (or any other animal in the book).
So by middle of January, this tome will fly off to my editor as well as a beta reader and we'll see what they think. Then I'll have to mull over the cover. Unfortunately the action in this book takes place in the late spring in Downeast Maine. That's a pity as we have lovely snow covering everything right now, and I like my book covers to include a background image from my own property.
Stone Bay's background image was taken early one morning on the edge of my southern-most beach. Stone Cold's background was of our bay, Cobscook, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. So this background should be one of my fields in spring. Looks like I'll have to dig into my image archives for that... or delay the book until June, 2015.
Not going to happen. The archives it is.
Do you take pictures of your property through the seasons? Or the changing decor in your house? Or save your photography for vacations and important family events?
