Brian Whiting
I must have started twenty different versions of book one. My advice is to just pick one and finish it to the end. The editing process will completely shift things around anyway. Don't get hung up on the old 'don't change anything' mind set. Pick a good editor and see where it takes you. Just finish the rough draft, and absolutely do not write with the intention of making money. You'll get no joy out of that and those negative reviews will rip your heart out. Learn from what people are saying and stick close to your fans.
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Loutre Julien
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Brian Whiting:
I'm in the middle of Galactic Startup, can't put it down since I bought it yesterday. Awesome story. But did you have a proof-reader go over it? "Were" (the verb) written "we're". "then" is mistakenly used instead of "than" in many places, it's pretty distracting as it happens so regularly thorough the book it forces the mind to constantly trip on it, re-read a couple of times...
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