Today, I realised that part of the extract that I published from 'Scattering' on this blog now no longer exists. It was discarded by Super-Ed in her unfailing battle against superfluous verbiage.
So, congratulations to those who read it - so far none. You have been privileged to view an extract that no one in the book will know ever existed.
Unrelated picture of the day - a snail on an apple tree yesterday. Hopefully he wasn't doing too much editing of his own.
As the second book in 'The Farm' series is under the editing microscope, another first draft is nearing completion.
Still not certain about the eventual direction this will go. It began life as an adult book, then seemed to fit YA better, but I'm still uncertain.
It's about water, lots of it, and a cave.
Water and air are the two things every living thing on the planet requires, although mycelia and certain moulds require less air.
Suppose water became the 'new gold', rare and finite?
Ask any author and they will probably tell you that editing is the most painful of all the stages that a book has to go through. The precious beast that you have nurtured has begun to take on a life of its own and when you introduce it to an editor, the creature suddenly develops new depth and strength that you didn't put there. It's evolving and becoming more independent of you, its creator. Parents know that this is a healthy thing. Input from grandparents and later teachers may alter and improve upon your vision, but all the time, the child and the book are becoming stronger, with more clarity and more detail than you put there.
So, I'm working with my editor to create a better book and Scattering is coming along beautifully.
