All by way of saying that my original estimate of the time required to finish production and get The Seventh Law of Power ready was wildly off. Barring any last minute complications, both paperback and Kindle version of the book will go live on July 15th. I’ll put links up when I have them.
Hey, I was surprised too.
Probably should mention that the Kindle version is already available on pre-order. Here’s the link.
First mockup of the cover. It’s in the ballpark of what I’m going for, but likely not the final. As for the text itself, I’ve had less correcting/expanding to do than I’d thought. A subplot I believed needed resolution was already addressed in the rough draft. Sometimes my subconscious is smarter than I am.
Who am I kidding? It always is. On the final stretch now.
Addendum: I’ve finished the rewrite and turned the mss over to First Reader. We shall see.
Addendum the Second: She liked it… and that was not a given. Once I work through her notes, which should only take a few days, the book will be ready for production.
I had to add an entire new section to account for a plot bomb I’d placed and forgot to detonate. Otherwise, mostly continuity glitches and the usual minor stuff. That’s done, and now only a few more chapters to go in the revision. I was afraid the end Chapter would need a complete rewrite, but after a quick review I think I did a better job than I’d realized.
Anyway, progress. In case anyone’s curious, that’s a portrait of Dessera. She’s important.
Quick update. I’m almost a third of the way through the rewrite on The Seventh Law of Power, managing about a chapter a day. It had to sit for a while so I could come back to it with a clear head. Stumbled upon a subplot I’d actually forgotten, but easily fixed. Which is why it’s called a rewrite.
Actually, Marta came first in a short story called “Treedle.” But the Long Look was the first in the Laws of Power series. I just didn’t know it was at the time. But, unless I have some sort of divine revelation, I’ve just wrapped up both their stories. The Final Chapter and Epilogue of The Seventh Law of Power are done. In rough first draft. I still have to do the rewrite. But I usually rewrite as I go, so I don’t expect it to take that long.
I’ll post when I have a publication date. I have no excuse for taking so long to get the darn thing done.
Richard Parks 