I finished the first pass on the second draft of MAGE STORM. It’s just over 50,000 words, now. I’m taking a break from it for a day or two, doing chapter revisions on DREAMER’S ROSE. Then I’ll go back for a second pass. I’m still calling this the second draft.
In the first pass, I had a number of things marked in the text where I wanted to add material, often whole scenes. In fact, there are two whole new chapters. In the second pass, I’ll take a closer look, specifically for:
- Places where I need to add more detail to the setting. Try to involve more than just one of the five senses.
- Places, especially near the beginning, where I need to get deeper penetration into the main character’s point of view.
- Places where I need to show, rather than tell. I’m pretty sure I’ve got a couple of passage-of-time type places where I could find a better way to show it.
That pass will complete the second draft. Then it’ll be time to start finding readers. (Well, in fact, I already have.)
Meredith Mansfield, Author 
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