Sadly, although I’ve proofed two copies I haven’t yet got around to reading them. So I’ve proofed them in the sense that they look shiny and nice but the content could be utterly unintelligible.
‘When are you finally going to properly proof them then?’ I think I vaguely hear you reply (it could be in my head – I’m not entirely sure these days).
Hmmm...give me a chance. I’ve only just embarked on the first series of ST:Enterprise in my now fabled marathon of all things media and Trek. So, give me three more seasons to plough through and a viewing of ST:Nemesis and I should be with it again.
This doesn’t mean to say I haven’t been thinking about just what to do when I get to the old novelaroony thing. I already know one thing for a fact that I’ll need to do before I hit the slippery slope of attempting to publish it…change stuff.
Yes, I know. Five drafts wasn’t enough, really. For a start I’ve realised that the ending doesn’t really work and I also need to tie in some tighter structure to the world I’ve created, otherwise there will be an overwhelming wealth of contradictions further down the line. So maybe it will get published later this year. Maybe it won’t.
Also, the cover needs sorting out a bit more. I’m not a perfectionist, I promise. Maybe a ‘close to perfectionist’ perhaps?
I still have a day dream that I won’t ever properly get around to finishing this stuff off and I’ll have to pass the task on to my son. Then he’ll spend a lifetime rewriting it before passing it on…etc
Then one day it’ll come out as a holo-novel and everybody will ruddy hate it. But at least I won’t be around to worry about the reaction. Unless ghosts are real. Which would be annoying. Hope they’re not.