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Post by Todd Tjersland on Aug 24, 2006 23:09:32 GMT -8
4th draft, chapters 1-16 done. Over halfway done!  Word Count: 146,595  |
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Aug 25, 2006 23:57:26 GMT -8
4th Draft, Chapters 1-17 done. Word Count: 147,005
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Aug 26, 2006 23:01:30 GMT -8
4th Draft, Chapters 1-21 done. Word Count: 149,330.
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Sept 7, 2006 21:08:20 GMT -8
4th Draft, Chapters 1-25 done. Word Count: 151,000.
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Sept 13, 2006 3:22:25 GMT -8
4th Draft, Chapter 26 done. Word Count: 151,000. Waiting on pages from my editor before I can continue...  |
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Sept 29, 2006 0:28:18 GMT -8
4th Draft, Chapter 27 done. Word Count: 153,000. Waiting on pages from my editor before I can continue...
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Oct 25, 2006 11:49:06 GMT -8
Still waiting on pages from my editor... She only has 40 some pages left to go before she's done and yet I've been waiting almost a month now. At least I've been getting my movie projects done while I'm waiting... At this rate, I'd say the novel should be finished by Christmas 2006 so hang in there.  |
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 5, 2006 1:04:08 GMT -8
DEATHBREED: A Zombie Novel is currently undergoing its Fifth Draft. The editor got grossed out and quit on me, leaving me hanging for a month--didn't even bother to tell me she quit, LOL. I was so busy with production of my zombie anthology film, TRUE NECROMANCE, that I didn't really notice anything was wrong until this past week. That really sucks because she was only 40 pages away from finishing her edit of the Fourth Draft...  I'm engaging a new editor and just plowing ahead with the book's Fifth Draft, which is nearly done after going full tilt on it this past week. I'm trying to add in some extra zombie action where appropriate--can't have too much of that, eh? 
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 6, 2006 4:25:43 GMT -8
I'm on Chapter 19, page 244, of the 5th Draft of DEATHBREED. That's over halfway through! Had to divert my attention Sunday night to write the upcoming new website for the novel (this board isn't disappearing and will link up to it, so don't worry). I also designed a free 13 page PDF preview for my book which I plan to release shortly...
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 7, 2006 17:03:20 GMT -8
I'm just starting Chapter 22, page 279, of the 5th Draft now. This is the first chapter in Day 5 of the zombie plague. The novel is organized by days, with x number of chapters falling within each day. Deathbreed is sitting at 155,000 words.
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 8, 2006 20:04:35 GMT -8
I'm up to Chapter 25, page 314, of the 5th draft now. Significantly beefed up the zombie action in the preceding chapters. Only 5 chapters and the epilogue left to revise (about 70 pages) and then this draft is done! Woohoo! Rock on! |
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 9, 2006 4:44:17 GMT -8
Up all night working on the 5th Draft. Made it to Chapter 28, page 347. Should finish the book tomorrow (approx. 40 pages left to do).
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 9, 2006 22:23:25 GMT -8
The 5th Draft of my zombie novel, Deathbreed, is done! It clocks in at 388 typeset pages (156,000 words). I'm really happy with it! Barring any last minute changes, I think the 5th Draft will be the final one. This brings the grueling, seven month process of writing my first novel to a close. ;D Would I change anything? Not really as far as the actual story goes--that's solid gold as far as I'm concerned. I know I could have written it faster (despite taking time off to write and produce a bunch of films and do a TV show!) but I don't think I could have written it any better. I poured everything I had into this novel and it's hard letting go. It's kind of like when I'm making a film and riding that production high. I want to stay in production forever because it feels so good to be making shit happen, to be surrounded by my cast and crew--CREATING! It makes me feel alive! Coming down from that production high is always a bummer. Writing is the same way. I've spent seven months inside the heads of these characters, watching them, guiding them. We've shared a lot of good times together but now it's time to release them into the world and let them sink or swim on their own. Hopefully, the reviews are kind, LOL, but you know what? I wrote this book for ME. If other people like it, great--if they don't then screw 'em. Based on reviews of everything else I've ever done, pepole either love or hate my work. They either "get it" or they don't. I'm sure Deathbreed will be no exception! Let me just say that if you loved my offbeat, politically incorrect films The Necro Files and Faces of Gore, you will love this novel. There's nothing else like it! As for my next novel, I've got some extremely innovative ideas for a sequel to Deathbreed kicking around but I have a dark fantasy novel I'm dying to do as well. A buddy of mine is trying to get me to (ghost)write for a long-running men's adventure series so that's something I might take on just for the fun of it. I think I'm going to take a little time off before I write any more novels--just to catch my breath and reflect on everything I've accomplished this past year: 13 screenplays, 12 feature films, a major television show, and completing my first novel. This is probably my busiest, most creative year so far! If 2006 is any indication, I can't wait to see what wonders 2007 has in store for my career!  |
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 15, 2006 0:34:44 GMT -8
Well it looks like I spoke too soon and there will be a 6th draft of my novel after all. I began it yesterday and am 85 pages in. I spent 10 hours on it Monday and 6 more Tuesday. I expect to conclude it by next Monday. Also, my editor's back onboard--hopefully that works out. She's going to pick up her edit on the 5th draft from where she left off in the 3rd (Chapter 28), then start over from the beginning on the 6th draft... So there may be a 7th draft depending on what she finds. I don't anticipate any of this causing a delay in the book's release but it might push it into January 2007. I'm still trying to get the trailer and website done as well so those are major contributing factors to any possible delay. Believe me, if I could snap my fingers and have everything ready, I would. I want Deathbreed to be the best possible book it can be and so I'm really pushing hard to make that happen.
More news later in the week as the 6th draft continues. Hang in there!
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Post by Todd Tjersland on Nov 17, 2006 16:10:24 GMT -8
Had a bunch of movie production business crop up these past two days and the beginning of chapter 7 was giving me fits. I knew it needed something but nothing I tried seemed to work so I ended up watching most of Season 2 of Nip/Tuck instead. Sometimes you just need a break, you know? Anyway, I got lucky and hit the ground running today. The mystery of Deathbreed's new intro to chapter 7 finally resolved itself and I was able to press on. I'm 103 pages into the 6th draft.
Chapter 8 beckons...
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