I Finally Finished... - A Meeting of Minds

Kater · Apr 27 2007, 11:46 AM

Well gang I finally finished my book!! I finished it Wednesday and I'm about to have my proofreader go over it. I can't believe I've finally finished!!

mawra · Apr 27 2007, 12:13 PM

Congrats

Lady Maelin · Apr 27 2007, 02:15 PM

Kater, That is fantastic to hear....is this one being published on the internet?

Kater · Apr 27 2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Maelin

Kater, That is fantastic to hear....is this one being published on the internet?

Yes Lady M this is the one that I've been publishing on the internet.

Lady Maelin · Apr 27 2007, 02:42 PM

Kater, Thank you for such a speedy answer to my question...that is lovely can you tell us what the title of it is...and where we can go and buy it? I have read one of your stories a while ago and it was a very good read!!!

Kater · Apr 27 2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Maelin

Kater, Thank you for such a speedy answer to my question...that is lovely can you tell us what the title of it is...and where we can go and buy it? I have read one of your stories a while ago and it was a very good read!!!

Lady M, at the moment the working title is The Last Resort. At this point I'm still having it proofread and stuff like that but if it ever gets published I'll be sure to let you know.

Greenrider Tresa · Apr 27 2007, 04:46 PM

That's great, Kater.

Allana · Apr 27 2007, 05:32 PM

Conratulations!

SuzyQ · Apr 27 2007, 05:35 PM

Congrats on getting it completed!!

mawra · Apr 27 2007, 08:04 PM

What is it about?

Deb · Apr 27 2007, 08:48 PM

That sounds totally amazing!!

Congrats on such an achievement!!

**Cheryl** · Apr 28 2007, 12:15 AM

Congrats Kater! Do keep up informed as you know the publication details.

Goldrider Thais · Apr 28 2007, 01:25 AM

sounds interesting, what is it about?

Moonlady · Apr 28 2007, 03:00 AM

Congrats Kater and do keep us informed.

ghyle · Apr 28 2007, 03:32 AM

Conga rats, Kater!

Don't forget you've got the marketing to do after it's published.

***Hans*** · Apr 28 2007, 11:01 AM

That's great news, congratulations!

Anareth · Apr 28 2007, 11:15 AM

It is published if it's posted on-line. If you ever want to SELL it to a print publisher (or a paying e-publisher), take it down and hope no one's cached it somewhere.

Heh, and if it's a first draft...the book ain't finished. The draft is. Welcome to writing.

Gwina · Apr 28 2007, 04:12 PM

Yeah, writing is completely exhausting. So glad to hear you're publishing. Hope everything goes well. Best of luck!

Lady Maelin · Apr 28 2007, 08:06 PM

Kater, hope that all goes well with the proof reading....and that it only needs the smallest of changes...if any!!!

Kat · Apr 28 2007, 08:25 PM

Well done... I'm another who'll be waiting for further news

edith · Apr 29 2007, 05:57 AM

congratulations!

details?

Kater · Apr 29 2007, 10:22 AM

Thank you all for your well wishes.

The story is about future earth. It centers on a woman who leads an expidition to another planet.

***Anneli*** · Apr 29 2007, 06:45 PM

Or maybe she even leads an expedition?

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Originally Posted by Kater

It centers on a woman who leads an expidition to another planet.

Kater · Apr 30 2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Anneli

Or maybe she even leads an expedition?

And that's why I need a proof reader!! LOL

Milander · Apr 30 2007, 09:18 PM

Congratulations, as another writer (unpublished - I'm crap) well done. For a bit of advice I'd suggest you get on a P2P site and get people to download and read it. There is no quicker way to get feedback and critical comments plus they will often proofread it for free.. happened to me!

any hoo well done to you.

Lady Maelin · May 2 2007, 06:49 PM

@ Kater and Anneli...

I would volunteer to proof read...but with my hedious grammar and spelling you would do better with the 1st draft.

I did finally write a short story a while back(wanted to see if I could..

.better stick to my art it's easier ) but my hubby had to go through it to fix both the grammar and the spelling....at least he thought it was good. I am going to save it and put it away for my children to read.

Kater · May 2 2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Maelin

@ Kater and Anneli...

I would volunteer to proof read...but with my hedious grammar and spelling you would do better with the 1st draft.

I did finally write a short story a while back(wanted to see if I could..

.better stick to my art it's easier ) but my hubby had to go through it to fix both the grammar and the spelling....at least he thought it was good. I am going to save it and put it away for my children to read.

Lady M, as you can tell my spelling isn't that great!!

My grammer isn't that much better. I'm sure it's going to take many proofs before it's ready to be published...IF I can get it published.

Gwina · May 3 2007, 12:41 AM

Oh, you'll do fine! Don't worry... I know the worst part is waiting. You did well if you were able to convey the overall tone of the subject properly. I don't know if I could have made it through my English classes without Word's thesaurus at my fingertips!

Apr 27 2007, 11:46 AM	#1
Kater Menetteth's Rider Weyrling Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Over the Rainbow Gender: F Fan of: Pern, Tower, and Pegasus Now Reading: Watchers by Dean Koontz	I Finally Finished... Well gang I finally finished my book!! I finished it Wednesday and I'm about to have my proofreader go over it. I can't believe I've finally finished!! __________________ Everything I know I learned from Piglet, Eponine and Nimby Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore

Apr 27 2007, 12:13 PM	#2
mawra Dolphin Friend Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CONCORD VA Gender: F Fan of: PERN Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow	Re: I Finally Finished... Congrats __________________ MEDDLE NOT IN THE AFAIRS OF DRAGONS, FOR YOU ARE CRUNCHY & GOOD WITH CHOCOLATE SO MANY BOOKS SO LITTLE TIME DRIVING SMART KEEPS YOU ALIVE

Apr 27 2007, 02:15 PM	#3
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: I Finally Finished... Kater, That is fantastic to hear....is this one being published on the internet? __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Apr 27 2007, 02:42 PM	#5
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: I Finally Finished... Kater, Thank you for such a speedy answer to my question...that is lovely can you tell us what the title of it is...and where we can go and buy it? I have read one of your stories a while ago and it was a very good read!!! __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Apr 27 2007, 04:46 PM	#7
Greenrider Tresa The Contrary Planetary Brain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Searched Now Reading: The Calhoun Collection, Nora Roberts	Re: I Finally Finished... That's great, Kater. __________________ Thinking, understanding, reasoning, willing, call not these Soul! They are its actions, but they are not its essence. Akhenaton? (c. B.C. 1375) Egyptian King and Monotheist

Apr 27 2007, 05:32 PM	#8
Allana Dragonrider Candidate Join Date: Nov 2006 Gender: F Fan of: Crystal, Pern, Dino P.	Re: I Finally Finished... Conratulations!

Apr 27 2007, 05:35 PM	#9
SuzyQ Inactive Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Gender: F Fan of: Talents Now Reading: Need more time!	Re: I Finally Finished... Congrats on getting it completed!!

Apr 27 2007, 08:04 PM	#10
mawra Dolphin Friend Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CONCORD VA Gender: F Fan of: PERN Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow	Re: I Finally Finished... What is it about? __________________ MEDDLE NOT IN THE AFAIRS OF DRAGONS, FOR YOU ARE CRUNCHY & GOOD WITH CHOCOLATE SO MANY BOOKS SO LITTLE TIME DRIVING SMART KEEPS YOU ALIVE

Apr 27 2007, 08:48 PM	#11
Deb Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Gender: F Fan of: Pern of course!! Now Reading: The Portrait of Dorian Gray	Re: I Finally Finished... That sounds totally amazing!! Congrats on such an achievement!!

Apr 28 2007, 12:15 AM	#12
Cheryl Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)	Re: I Finally Finished... Congrats Kater! Do keep up informed as you know the publication details. __________________ Visit one of the other sites of Cheryl's Anne McCaffrey Triad: Sariel's Guide to Pern: a detailed guide to the series The Many Works of Anne McCaffrey: largest fan site about Anne and ALL of her works McCaffrey Quest: annual trivia contest.

Apr 28 2007, 01:25 AM	#13
Goldrider Thais Inactive Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas Gender: F Fan of: Dragonflight <3 F'lar fan Now Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray	Re: I Finally Finished... sounds interesting, what is it about?

Apr 28 2007, 03:00 AM	#14
Moonlady Triumping over Hell Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In Controlled Chaos Gender: F Fan of: Crystal Singer series Now Reading: Spirit Dances by CE Murphy	Re: I Finally Finished... Congrats Kater and do keep us informed. __________________ "In dreams your spirit visits higher realms and watches over the shaping of this reality. That is why dreams have power and why sometimes they show the future." The Secret Sky by Jeanine Berry

Apr 28 2007, 03:32 AM	#15
ghyle Hrruban Eighth Hrruban Speaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: northeast New South Wales Gender: M Fan of: Pern & Freedom Now Reading: The Umbrella Club / David Brooks	Re: I Finally Finished... Conga rats, Kater! Don't forget you've got the marketing to do after it's published.

Apr 28 2007, 11:01 AM	#16
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern!	Re: I Finally Finished... That's great news, congratulations! __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Apr 28 2007, 11:15 AM	#17
Anareth Journeywoman Healer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Here and There Gender: F Fan of: Pern, Ship Series Now Reading: Girl Genius (read it!)	Re: I Finally Finished... It is published if it's posted on-line. If you ever want to SELL it to a print publisher (or a paying e-publisher), take it down and hope no one's cached it somewhere. Heh, and if it's a first draft...the book ain't finished. The draft is. Welcome to writing. __________________ Read "Strange Roads" Keep the Heat on for Book 3

Apr 28 2007, 04:12 PM	#18
Gwina Talent Telempath-Healer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Small town Alabama! Gender: F Fan of: white dragon, tower/hive Now Reading: Insurgent, The Last Apprentice, Damia (again)	Re: I Finally Finished... Yeah, writing is completely exhausting. So glad to hear you're publishing. Hope everything goes well. Best of luck! __________________ "There's no explainin' East or West as they say in Bree." - LOTR "The Answer to the Great Question . . . of Life, the Universe and Everything . . . Is . . . Forty-two."--Deep Thought "Whatever zapped me seems to have burned off the outlived dross and stupidities any human collects along the way. I don't mind being two hundred and fifteen years old. In fact, it's fun, in a bizarre fashion."

Apr 28 2007, 08:06 PM	#19
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: I Finally Finished... Kater, hope that all goes well with the proof reading....and that it only needs the smallest of changes...if any!!! __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Apr 28 2007, 08:25 PM	#20
Kat Journeywoman archivist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina,USA Gender: F Fan of: DRoP Now Reading: Sky Dragons	Re: I Finally Finished... Well done... I'm another who'll be waiting for further news

Apr 29 2007, 05:57 AM	#21
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: I Finally Finished... congratulations! details?

Apr 29 2007, 10:22 AM	#22
Kater Menetteth's Rider Weyrling Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Over the Rainbow Gender: F Fan of: Pern, Tower, and Pegasus Now Reading: Watchers by Dean Koontz	Re: I Finally Finished... Thank you all for your well wishes. The story is about future earth. It centers on a woman who leads an expidition to another planet. __________________ Everything I know I learned from Piglet, Eponine and Nimby Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore

Apr 30 2007, 09:18 PM	#25
Milander Inactive Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hungary Gender: M Fan of: The ship who... series Now Reading: Going Postal - Terry Pratchett	Re: I Finally Finished... Congratulations, as another writer (unpublished - I'm crap) well done. For a bit of advice I'd suggest you get on a P2P site and get people to download and read it. There is no quicker way to get feedback and critical comments plus they will often proofread it for free.. happened to me! any hoo well done to you.

May 2 2007, 06:49 PM	#26
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: I Finally Finished... @ Kater and Anneli...I would volunteer to proof read...but with my hedious grammar and spelling you would do better with the 1st draft. I did finally write a short story a while back(wanted to see if I could.. .better stick to my art it's easier ) but my hubby had to go through it to fix both the grammar and the spelling....at least he thought it was good. I am going to save it and put it away for my children to read. __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

May 3 2007, 12:41 AM	#28
Gwina Talent Telempath-Healer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Small town Alabama! Gender: F Fan of: white dragon, tower/hive Now Reading: Insurgent, The Last Apprentice, Damia (again)	Re: I Finally Finished... Oh, you'll do fine! Don't worry... I know the worst part is waiting. You did well if you were able to convey the overall tone of the subject properly. I don't know if I could have made it through my English classes without Word's thesaurus at my fingertips! __________________ "There's no explainin' East or West as they say in Bree." - LOTR "The Answer to the Great Question . . . of Life, the Universe and Everything . . . Is . . . Forty-two."--Deep Thought "Whatever zapped me seems to have burned off the outlived dross and stupidities any human collects along the way. I don't mind being two hundred and fifteen years old. In fact, it's fun, in a bizarre fashion."

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