Sorry all. Been awhile since I updated this blog. It's because I was editing, and waiting for some answers to pass along here.
Regardless, I have been getting a lot of emails about FLESH ENDED, and I have answered them all personally. The short of it... the book is still on hold. At the moment, I am working towards taking my writing career to the next level. In that process, I need to put a lot of projects on pause to re-evaluate them. The Soul Born Saga is one of them, sadly. I should have some answers by the end of the year, hopefully sooner, like the end of the Summer. But trust me, there has been a lot of interest in my writing, and that interest also wants me to reach my highest potential. So it's all good.
Feel free to email me, or connect with my on FB or Twitter in the meantime. Also keep on eye on my writer's blog for updates. http://kevinjamesbreaux.blogspot.com/
Thanks all,
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Flesh Ended Galley
Working on proofing the Flesh Ended galley. I will update you all when it is done. Remember to keep checking my author site for other news. www.kevinbreaux.com.
Thanks!
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Thanks!
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Flesh Ended Handed in to Publisher
Hi all,
Late last night I handed FLESH ENDED to Dark Quest Books. The book had just been read by two of my early readers and both did some extra proofreading for me. I am happy to say both readers were pleased; one loved it the other gave it a fair score equal to Blood Divided and Soul Born.
So, after all the writing, editing, pro editing, proofing, etc... the book ended up around 172,500 words. When it is released it will be the longest/largest book I have in print to date. I am proud of that. I wanted to prove I could write a long book.
Now to address some questions from emails.
At the moment I would love to have Dan Dos Santos do the cover for the third book as originally planned. But I am not sure if that will happen. I need to see where everything stands in the new year. Once I find out the publishing schedule and work out some other details I will be able to update everyone. I know the cover to Blood Divided is loved by the art and fantasy art world, and was nominated for many awards this year. It was very cool. I love that cover too.
Being the Art Director for the book series has been fun, and I'm glad to have met Dan. He and I will be friends forever. I really do hope we can collaborate again.
Will this be the last book? Yes. At least in the Soul Born Saga. If there are any future books with related characters written by me and published by Dark Quest Books, they would be in a separate series. That being said, I'm taking time to follow up on my two series that I have been showing to agents. I am hoping to have one of those unpublished books picked up in 2013.
Will there be anymore short stories in the Soul Born Saga world. Yes. I will write a new one in 2013, I promise. I'm also trying to put out a "History of" or timeline on this blog.
Will there be any more art? I hope so!
Release date for Flesh Ended? I am not sure. I am thinking Spring of 2013? But it might end up Summer. When I hear from the publisher I will let you know.
Also I would like to note. There will be a newly edited, new edition of SOUL BORN released in 2013. I am still editing it, slowly, and will let you know when it is done and ready.
Thanks all!
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Late last night I handed FLESH ENDED to Dark Quest Books. The book had just been read by two of my early readers and both did some extra proofreading for me. I am happy to say both readers were pleased; one loved it the other gave it a fair score equal to Blood Divided and Soul Born.
So, after all the writing, editing, pro editing, proofing, etc... the book ended up around 172,500 words. When it is released it will be the longest/largest book I have in print to date. I am proud of that. I wanted to prove I could write a long book.
Now to address some questions from emails.
At the moment I would love to have Dan Dos Santos do the cover for the third book as originally planned. But I am not sure if that will happen. I need to see where everything stands in the new year. Once I find out the publishing schedule and work out some other details I will be able to update everyone. I know the cover to Blood Divided is loved by the art and fantasy art world, and was nominated for many awards this year. It was very cool. I love that cover too.
Being the Art Director for the book series has been fun, and I'm glad to have met Dan. He and I will be friends forever. I really do hope we can collaborate again.
Will this be the last book? Yes. At least in the Soul Born Saga. If there are any future books with related characters written by me and published by Dark Quest Books, they would be in a separate series. That being said, I'm taking time to follow up on my two series that I have been showing to agents. I am hoping to have one of those unpublished books picked up in 2013.
Will there be anymore short stories in the Soul Born Saga world. Yes. I will write a new one in 2013, I promise. I'm also trying to put out a "History of" or timeline on this blog.
Will there be any more art? I hope so!
Release date for Flesh Ended? I am not sure. I am thinking Spring of 2013? But it might end up Summer. When I hear from the publisher I will let you know.
Also I would like to note. There will be a newly edited, new edition of SOUL BORN released in 2013. I am still editing it, slowly, and will let you know when it is done and ready.
Thanks all!
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Flesh Ended. The journey to the end of the Soul Born Saga
Hi all,
Those of you following me on Facebook might have a good idea of how hard I work at my writing. You might also know what kind of word counts I keep. I only posted a few things here, sorry, this blog often takes a back seat to FB and my author blog... but I wanted to post how I got to where I am right now with this last book in the Soul Born Saga, FLESH ENDED, exclusively here.
I began writing Flesh Ended back in 2010, almost immediately after finishing the early drafts of book two. Then in 2011, I added some more words to the WIP... I was at around 60K and I knew I was not even half way done. When I started working on it again in 2012, determined to finish and polish it to perfection, I had to literally re-write almost everything. See, I had changed a major plot point, so I had to adjust.
Back in May I started posting my word counts. I was just under 120K when May started and by the end of that month nearing 150k. In June, I pressed forward and topped 180K, finally completing the novel in the first week of July. When I went back to look at my notes I had written about 40K words in June alone. It was an amazing accomplishment. See, this was not NaNoWriMo* word counts on my pages... it was studied and structured and well thought out writing.
*(nanowrimo is a month of the year when authors are encouraged to write 50k words)(it can get sloppy)
After finishing the book, and re-reading it once, I sent it off to my editor in Portland. She gave the book back to me in Sept. I scheduled two months to edit it and guess what, that is how long it took. All of Sept and Oct I worked editing Flesh Ended and for the past two weeks I have been re-reading it again. That last pass to make sure my I did not make typos while editing. It happens a lot. You need to be vigilant with that stuff... It kills me BLOOD DIVIDED has a few typos and dropped words.... kills me.
So it's hard to say how long the book took to write. But for the most part, I wrote it from Feb-July this year. Reaching 181K words was a new record for me and proved that I could write a longer novel if I wanted to. My normal word count goal was 100-110K. Now that feels small.
I remember feeling a little intimidated when it came time to edit that monster. 181K words... how long with that take to edit? I knew editing 100K felt like forever and was, at times, back breaking work. But I went into it calmly and tried not to think too much. I took breaks and managed pretty well.
Final word count for Flesh Ended is around 172K. I trimmed it almost down 10K. I think that is a pretty good streamlining. I would not have minded compacting it a little more even. Also, in the process I wrote a new ending. The mood hit me, and well, I wanted to reflect how I was feeling in the book. Conclude it properly, and still leave a few openings just in case. I am not saying there will be a book 4. There will not. I will say this. I do promise at least one more short story in the Soul Born Saga universe. I also will release a timeline some day. Will there ever be another book? If so, it would begin a new series. And when you read Flesh Ended you might wonder... hmm, who would the series follow next?
In conclusion, I wanted to mention where the book stands right now. At the moment it is in the hands of two of my trusted fans/friends. They are proofreading it. When they are done, I will make a few more small fixes and then ship it off to the publisher in Dec. I am not sure what Dark Quest Books' schedule looks like, but I can safely say it will not be printed until at least mid 2013. I will keep you all updated.
As for the cover art. I have to save up some money for Dan Dos Santos. He IS waiting for me... ready to paint another home run cover.
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Those of you following me on Facebook might have a good idea of how hard I work at my writing. You might also know what kind of word counts I keep. I only posted a few things here, sorry, this blog often takes a back seat to FB and my author blog... but I wanted to post how I got to where I am right now with this last book in the Soul Born Saga, FLESH ENDED, exclusively here.
I began writing Flesh Ended back in 2010, almost immediately after finishing the early drafts of book two. Then in 2011, I added some more words to the WIP... I was at around 60K and I knew I was not even half way done. When I started working on it again in 2012, determined to finish and polish it to perfection, I had to literally re-write almost everything. See, I had changed a major plot point, so I had to adjust.
Back in May I started posting my word counts. I was just under 120K when May started and by the end of that month nearing 150k. In June, I pressed forward and topped 180K, finally completing the novel in the first week of July. When I went back to look at my notes I had written about 40K words in June alone. It was an amazing accomplishment. See, this was not NaNoWriMo* word counts on my pages... it was studied and structured and well thought out writing.
*(nanowrimo is a month of the year when authors are encouraged to write 50k words)(it can get sloppy)
After finishing the book, and re-reading it once, I sent it off to my editor in Portland. She gave the book back to me in Sept. I scheduled two months to edit it and guess what, that is how long it took. All of Sept and Oct I worked editing Flesh Ended and for the past two weeks I have been re-reading it again. That last pass to make sure my I did not make typos while editing. It happens a lot. You need to be vigilant with that stuff... It kills me BLOOD DIVIDED has a few typos and dropped words.... kills me.
So it's hard to say how long the book took to write. But for the most part, I wrote it from Feb-July this year. Reaching 181K words was a new record for me and proved that I could write a longer novel if I wanted to. My normal word count goal was 100-110K. Now that feels small.
I remember feeling a little intimidated when it came time to edit that monster. 181K words... how long with that take to edit? I knew editing 100K felt like forever and was, at times, back breaking work. But I went into it calmly and tried not to think too much. I took breaks and managed pretty well.
Final word count for Flesh Ended is around 172K. I trimmed it almost down 10K. I think that is a pretty good streamlining. I would not have minded compacting it a little more even. Also, in the process I wrote a new ending. The mood hit me, and well, I wanted to reflect how I was feeling in the book. Conclude it properly, and still leave a few openings just in case. I am not saying there will be a book 4. There will not. I will say this. I do promise at least one more short story in the Soul Born Saga universe. I also will release a timeline some day. Will there ever be another book? If so, it would begin a new series. And when you read Flesh Ended you might wonder... hmm, who would the series follow next?
In conclusion, I wanted to mention where the book stands right now. At the moment it is in the hands of two of my trusted fans/friends. They are proofreading it. When they are done, I will make a few more small fixes and then ship it off to the publisher in Dec. I am not sure what Dark Quest Books' schedule looks like, but I can safely say it will not be printed until at least mid 2013. I will keep you all updated.
As for the cover art. I have to save up some money for Dan Dos Santos. He IS waiting for me... ready to paint another home run cover.
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
FLESH ENDED Final Edit almost done.
Quick update.
I am proof reading after doing a huge edit on FLESH ENDED. The word count has been trimmed down and cleaned up. It's around 172,000 right now. I need to do a small edit on the last chapters and send it to a buddy to read and proof, then it's off to the publisher.
Thanks!
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
I am proof reading after doing a huge edit on FLESH ENDED. The word count has been trimmed down and cleaned up. It's around 172,000 right now. I need to do a small edit on the last chapters and send it to a buddy to read and proof, then it's off to the publisher.
Thanks!
Kevin James Breaux
www.kevinbreaux.com
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