I read a few books such as The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I had to sit through films like Ocean’s Eleven, the Italian Job, Heat, Fast and the Furious 5 (say what you want about the franchise but the fifth installment is definitely a heist film). I’ve done some pretty extensive research to get ready for the task of writing heists. My It Takes a Thief… series of books follows a couple of thieves as they blend into high society and perform complex heists to steal off with the loot, preferably without getting caught. Today we’re honored in having author Rob J. Well, there’s only one way to go and that’s forward. But then I have those cases where only one person mentioned something bothering them… do I attempt to fix that or should I leave it be? And then we have the avalanche effect of things… If I change something there it means I must also change that and so on. If more than one person adressed something as a problem it’s pretty clear that particular issue indeed is a problem. The challenge at this stage is to balance my own vision for the book versus the feedback from the betas. Which brings us to the 3rd fucking draft… Spray some perfume on it for the final touches and voilá! You have something that’s actually presentable to others. You take that dirty 1st draft of yours and you force it into the shower, scrub off the dirt and then you dress it up in fancy clothes.
The 2nd draft was a joyful experience, let me tell ya. You write, sacrifice sleep/other hobbies/social life then you write some more. It doesn’t matter how shitty it is, your sole focus is to get the words on the paper. You have this story you want to tell and you write it. Writing the 1st draft was relatively easy compared to this stage of the process (which is kinda crazy because it was by far the most challenging thing I’ve ever done). The book is not without its faults, obviously, so now I’m sorting through all their comments so I can adress the most glaring issues the novel faces.īut let’s back up a bit first and see how we got here. The general opinon seems to be I’ve written an exciting fantasy novel that hopefully brings something fresh to the table. Regardless, I now feel I have enough meat on the bone to get things underway. Four people have now read the whole book and given me their thoughts, and the last one will be done in the near future (no stress buddy if you’re reading this). My novel was sent out to a total of seven beta-readers at the start of November but I lost two of them on the way (for various reasons). I was very lucky to have this getaway opportunity because a change of scenery usually helps me focus on the task at hand (I did a similar trip last year for those who don’t know – read about it here).
I’m currently sitting in a one-bedroom apartment where I’ll be spending X amount of days getting started on the 3rd draft of my novel.
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