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Fingers Crossed!

26/4/2018

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Good morning, Readers!
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This image, by deviantart.com user clockbirds, reminded me so much of The Secret of NIMH. Click the link to get more beautiful art from the artist.
So, I'm about halfway through my manuscript.  The stage I'm in right now I've dubbed "bedtime story" as I'm having the computer read the text back to me.  This picks up a tonne of small errors (typos, wrong word usage, etc) but it also highlights some big things.  Like, Storm Crow has dark eyes, unlike his sister, Dark Wolf.  But somewhere in there I got it mixed around.  It also helps point out timeline inconsistencies and other pretty big plot stuff.

I highly recommend taking the time to have your computer read your manuscript back at you.

Also, hilarity may ensue.  Sometimes, the computer mistakes the end of a sentence for an abbreviation, and will say the entire word aloud.  And just try and listen to the computer try and work out fantasy names without laughing.

In any case, I'm almost done this phase.  Then I have to send out an email to my long-suffering first beta reader to see if she's up for another manuscript so soon after finishing the last one.

I'm super keen to get this one done.  I'm really happy with how it's turned out, and having it read back to me has made me excited about it again.

I still don't have a title for it, though.

Grumble.

Right, I have to get to work.  I really want this manuscript done by 3pm.  Fingers crossed!

Because at 3pm, I'm watching more God of War.  Guys, this game looks fantastic, and I am saving up to get myself a copy of this game (a physical one).  This is, of course, the new one released for the PS4 this month.  I have a lot to say about it already, but I want to play it for myself before I get stuck into my impressions of the game.  It should stand on it's own though, when I say I want to own the game.

Right, I have to go.

​Ciao!
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