After 5 years, umpteen different versions, combing 2 books into one, and a freaking lot of frustration, I finally finished it and have a draft I'm happy with. Granted, I think a lot of that time had to do with the issues I was having with the world and problems with breaking my own rules, but now that I figured all that out, things went smoother.
I took a day ignoring the book (titled The Resurrected), everything really—it was some evil hour in the morning when I finished, and if it hadn't been for the dog, I probably would've never gotten out of bed the next day. And then, started a read-through to see just how bad it is?
Turns out, I'm actually happy with what I'm reading so far. There's some holes that need filling, some research to do, but the story's there. As usual, the action is too. Can't really explain it, but I do love letting the monsters run free and have their bloodshed. Makes for some good reading.
My goal, since it's always nice to have goals, is to have a final copy I feel ready to submit to agents by July. Then, on to the next one. Tentative title is Faolan, but we'll just have to see how it turns out. Good thing is that I already have the first two chapters and the outline done, so it should go easy.
