Edits & Betas

I AM SO DEVASTATED ABOUT THAT ARGENTINA LOSS. Both teams played incredibly well, but I'm so bummed. I was really counting on them winning.

I guess I must go on with my life.

In my post-finals, pre-work devastation, I wrote up a list of what/how I'm going to edit etc. And I'm pretty happy with it.

So, for those of you who are curious as to what I'll be doing editing wise after that last post, here is my current plan which is still subject to change. However, I'm really excited to start the rewrite/editing process. My stories are going to change so much and hopefully become so much better, and I'm SO EXCITED.

Please note: I'm obviously not going to do this all right away and each book will probably take up several months.

Also: TTB is what I'm calling the third book because it's easier than typing out the third book.

 The Necromancer's Secret

• Rewrite
• Edit
• Post on Wattpad

Ultimate Price (I have a new title, but I'm not comfortable with releasing it right at this moment) 

• Replan
• Rewrite
• Proofread/take editing notes after done with rewrite
• Hiatus
• Edits
• Beta
• Edits based off feedback

[in between drafts: write Howl]

• The Wyvern's Tale
• Replan (retitle also) during UP hiatus
• once UP is perf, start rewrite
• proofread & take notes
• take hiatus [write TTB?]
• edits
• Betas
• Edits based off feedback

in between drafts

Lineage

• Plan
• once WT is perf & TTB is done, start rewrite
• proofread & take notes
• hiatus
• edits
• Beta (or post to wattpad?)
• Edits based off feedback

in between drafts: TBD (maybe nothing)

At this moment, the only book I plan on reposting is TNS. I don't want to post the new drafts of either WT or UP.  I'm considering Lineage, but we'll see when we get there. Obviously each book will have pretty extensive rewrites and edits. 

If you really want to read these new drafts i.e. for any of the above excluding TNS, you can become a beta. And not in the Werewolf sense. Since this is so far off, I don't really want to officially set up any betas until I get there and make my book as perfect as I can, which will take months at least.  

Anyway, if you're very interested in becoming a beta, PM me on Wattpad. When I'm officially seeking out betas, I'll make a post here or message on wattpad., but if you know already you're at the very least interested in one of the stories, feel free to contact me.

To be honest, it would probably encourage me to go through with these edits, knowing someone does want to read them.

 You don't have to be interested in all of them. Maybe you love Ben and only want to beta for UP or you're super interested in the story no one has ever read (Lineage), expressing interest doesn't mean you have to be interested in all the books.

  Telling me you're interested in being a beta in no way obligates you to anything. It's like a no strings attached deal. If when I finally get there and make the post, and I message you and you're no longer feelin' it or you're busy, don't sweat it. I won't be mad. It's fine.

As a beta you'd read the final draft and give me feedback on the overall story, structural stuff (like delete chapter three, the events of ch.4 would make more sense after ch.8, what the fuck is going on in the last twenty pages), grammar, characters (like when Alec did this it was so out of character or Random seems like such an unnecessary character, delete them), and anything else you can give feedback on.

What I'll do with the final drafts will be decided when I get there and decide how confident I am in them (hopefully pretty confident considering all the work going into them).