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Karou WindStalker · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject:

Fair enough, dear filly.

Just wanted to know. Very Happy

Aslaug · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm fairly hard at work already. I have the prologue done, and the first nine chapters have been edited. I was quite shocked at the amount of booboos I found...

The use of words like 'hands' or 'personally'...*shudders*, not good enough! I've fixed those where I've found them, as well as a few other things. The book version won't include the glossary, since it'd look kinda silly ending each chapter with a long glossary like that, and since I have gotten better at writing the meaning of something into the text itself Smile

In some places, I do major fixes of entire paragraphs, in other places I just rephrase something slightly or remove a comma. All in all, this is going to be a much more coherent version of a book I already rather liked the storyline of Smile

Teric · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:

Will you at least include the glossary at the end, or somewhere in the book? I rather liked the historical insights and explanations.

Aslaug · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:

I can include the glossary at the end of the book, as an appendix, provided Mike thinks it's okay. I'd still slim it down a bit, but I could do it that way...

Karou WindStalker · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

I think a concise glossary would be a welcome appendix, Aslaug.

Not all the potential readers are as widely rounded in their reading as those who may comment on your stories.

>.>

Aslaug · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject:

I ran into Bastion on the train home from work today, and I mentioned that possibility to him too. He thought it was the best option as well, so I will definitely do that, unless Mike vetos it Very Happy

Teric · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject:

YAY Appendix!

Aslaug · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

Hmm...Appendix...

Sounds like a Gaul.

Asterix and Obelix, and their new found ally Appendix...

*goes to hide*

Aslaug · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:18 am Post subject:

*grins* you know what? That'll do nicely Very Happy

Aslaug · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:23 am Post subject:

I'm halfway through the chapters by now. Once I've done that, I'll be putting it all into one long file and make sure that I stick to either English or American spelling all the way through (the o/ou in honor/honour, armor/armour and so on) and I'll do the glossary...which is going to be more comprehensive than the original where I kinda forgot to do the glossary after chapter 13 or so. However, each individual entry in the glossary will be considerably shorter than some of the ones in the original. I spent over a page of text on rambling about who Hannibal was for instance. I won't do that this time Very Happy

AmigaDragon · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:50 am Post subject:

As long as it's long enough to make sure readers don't think it's "Hannibal the Canibal" Wink

Tigermark · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 2:49 am Post subject:

Nicolai Borovskaya · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject:

A quick search didn't show the Reunion story on the Axe Shed, nor is it on TM's site. Since I don't remember reading it, where can I find a copy? Question

Aslaug? TM?

Nicolai

Aslaug · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

I think Bastion might have taken that one down too. However, it WILL be reposted once the book is published and until then, I'm sure Tigermark can supply you with a copy, or post it on his site as well Smile

Karou WindStalker · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

or someone who has downloaded it could forward it, over AIM or via email. ^_^