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Thinking about what the story is about, the world building that I did, and the characters I created... I finally came up with a title.

It's set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where most of humanity has left the planet. It follows the descendants of humanity who stayed behind for various reasons. And it's actually somewhat descriptive of the protagonists, and a few other characters.

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After surviving an alien attack, humanity has moved forward into space. While most of the population has left the Earth behind in search of new worlds, some people stayed behind. Their descendants now must survive in the ruins.

For twenty years, a lone wanderer has been traveling East in search of something he has long ago forgotten. Avoiding people at any cost, the man hasn't...
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headshot:
@WOLFWOOD1203 You have your trusted friends who you gave your book to try out. Ask them that question. The issue of promoting a book is already the work of a specialist. To begin with, you just need to set an age rating and give a general idea of what the reader will find in your story.
wolfwood1203:
@headshot And this is officially all I've been thinking about for the whole day. It would really help if I could get some feedback from people, but that's not always easy to accomplish. Thank you, by the way. This is honestly very helpful.

It's a good start. A good friend of mine finished my book today. He liked it, liked the characters, some of the descriptions that I was a little unsure of, and he liked the ending. I know it's just one, somewhat biased opinion, but it's nice to hear.

Still finding mistakes. I don't have the best keyboard, and every so often words and phrases that...
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headshot:
❤️❤️❤️
fredhincanada:
That's excellent to read!

Okay, I'm working through the editing process. So far so good. I'm finding a lot more than I expected that needs fixing, but that's okay. Reading through, I think the pacing is okay. Right as I was starting to wonder about it, something happened in the story to get my attention back, which is a good sign.

I was thinking about it, and I really...
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wolfwood1203:
@cerebus666 I should not be laughing this loudly at 4 in the morning. 😆
cerebus666:
Laughing is good for the soul @wolfwood1203! No matter what time it is 😂😂!

Okay, I'm posting this on the first, but as it happens, I finished it in February after all. By virtue of it being a leap year...

Next up comes the fun part... Editing. Insert long dramatic sigh.


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cerebus666:
😎👍👍
fredhincanada:
I really can't say it much better than @headshot .  I know I've said it before, but I'm really proud of you, my friend.  I hope you take a moment to enjoy the satisfaction.

I'm in the home stretch here. Still can't believe how quickly this project has taken shape. Yes, I had a slow start. But I'm nearly finished. And it all happened so much faster than I ever expected. I kind of wanted to be completely finished by the end of February, but I'll take the beginning of March if it comes to that. I don't want...
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cerebus666:
More cheering on to you, Daniel 👍👍💪💪
fredhincanada:
You are worth the cheering on, my friend!

So, last night I compiled all of the different files that make up this story. I'm sending it to a friend, the only friend who will actually read it, to see what he thinks of the work so far. And as I was putting it all together I noticed something interesting.

You see, I title every document with the date and chapter number. And of...
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wolfwood1203:
@cerebus666 I wish I knew. Maybe it's just that I've been enjoying the work this time around. Or if you believe in magic, my manifestations are actually working. Who knows?
cerebus666:
Most of the times these moments are not in our hands and only life itself can create or recreate them! Enjoy them when they're happening @wolfwood1203!

Oh, holy shit. I just passed 55,000 words. I finished the first major story arc. This thing is looking more and more like an actual story. And somehow, I have to try to sleep after writing that climax. I don't know why this feels so different. I've written a novel length work before. It wasn't very good, at least I don't think so, but I've...
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cerebus666:
@wolfwood1203 Did I mention that I'm old, Daniel 😂?
fredhincanada:
I know you aren't there yet, but I know you will be and committed to buying a copy!

You know, I've never been somebody's valentine...

Anyway. Editing sucks. I had to do some editing to piece together different parts of the story. Everything that I added, basically just replaced everything that I had to change, leaving me with more or less the exact same amount written. Granted, I didn't lose progress. But it still sucks adding to a work in progress only to...
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wolfwood1203:
Nooo, editing bad... I know it's good to do, but it still sucks.
cerebus666:
Then let someone else do the editing @wolfwood1203! Maybe The Master of Evil 😁😇?

Anyone playing this game? Not gonna lie, I thought it looked too hectic when I first saw something about it. But a buddy of mine has been playing it, and was desperate for someone to squad up with, so he bought it for me last night. I'm really surprised at how fun it is. The first few missions don't seem too bad, but once you...
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Okay, if you've read these posts for a long enough time, you know that I've been on a healing journey. I've been working really hard on fixing a lot of my issues. Now, my world is starting to fall apart around me. I don't feel like getting into it, to be honest. Because it's not the point. It's a lot of crap that I would...
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fredhincanada:
Very, very cool!  Good on you, my friend!
cerebus666:
😎👍👏💪💪

Not sure what lit the fire, but I just finished a sixth chapter. Something like 6000 words written in just three days. I know it could be better, but I'm happy with the sudden process.

Gods... Imagine the progress I'd make if I wrote for more than just an hour or two a day.

I think the grand total word count is just under 40k....
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wolfwood1203:
My hyperlink didn't work, so... https://www.suicidegirls.com/members/wolfwood1203/blog/3408798/didnt-expect-tears/
nebula:
Hell yeah!!!