Word count -- Newsflesh.: seanan

Word count -- Newsflesh.

Updated book stats:

Total words: 149,220.
Previous words: 156,890.
Loss between drafts: 7,670.
Total chapters: thirty-one chapters, divided into five 'books' and a coda.
Total pages: 544 (30 page decrease).
Draft one started: September 4th, 2005, on the plane back from Seattle.
Draft one finished: December 27th, 2007, sitting at Tony's kitchen table, in Seattle.
Draft one edits finished: June 3rd, 2008, in my bedroom.
Draft two started: June 3rd, 2008, also in my bedroom.
Draft two finished: July 7th, still in my bedroom. I don't move much.

I have finished the second draft of Feed, my epic novel of zombies, politics, blogging, how George Romero accidentally saved the world and the tragic duty of the journalist. Now I get to process copy-edits and frantically jab my subject matter experts with sticks. ("Hey, you said my tech was outdated. Dude, can you tell me how? Please? Ack!")

Seriously, this book has been so much work, and there's more work to come, but wow, has it turned into something amazing. I am so very proud of this entire thing. It's huge and sprawling and epic and wonderful, and I still love it, even after hammering my head against it for all this time. Which I think is a good sign.

I love my little zombies.

elucreh

July 8 2008, 03:34:01 UTC 8 years ago

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This makes me smile in a sunbeamy way.

Oh, Georgia.

seanan_mcguire

July 8 2008, 12:24:07 UTC 8 years ago

I am so thrilled right now.

amanda_nye

July 8 2008, 03:47:23 UTC 8 years ago

the world needs more zombies.

seriously, picture it as a movie *grin*

July 8 2008, 12:24:18 UTC 8 years ago

Oh, believe me, I have.

mdhenry

July 8 2008, 03:55:55 UTC 8 years ago

I'm having dreams about Newsflesh. I can't wait to get my hands on it.

July 8 2008, 12:25:05 UTC 8 years ago

Hee! So have I, but in mine, I'm generally being chased by misplaced modifiers...

I'm so looking forward to getting this closed-for-good and starting on the sequel.

fireriven

July 8 2008, 04:38:48 UTC 8 years ago Edited: July 8 2008, 04:40:43 UTC

First, awesome on finishing the editing!

Second: OMG, there's a song about oxidative phosphorylation?!

::has looked up Scientific Groove and is now blissed::

::is a Biologist as well as a Mythologist and general literary maven::

July 8 2008, 12:25:28 UTC 8 years ago

I did not know you did not know Science Groove!

Welcome to enlightenment!

yolandasfetsos

July 8 2008, 04:59:54 UTC 8 years ago

This sounds so great! I can't wait to read it.

And you know, I'm in a zombie kinda mood at the moment. I'm writing a short zombie story and am itching to watch some movies. :)

July 8 2008, 12:25:51 UTC 8 years ago

I'm almost always in a zombie kinda mood. Which is probably for the best, considering the things I write.

filkferengi

July 10 2008, 02:40:54 UTC 8 years ago

Would that be "In A Zombie Kinda Mood" to the tune of "New York State Of Mind?" Now I'm hearing "Seanan loves the little zombies / All the little zombies in Newsflesh."