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Writing

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2014, 02:14 AM Dec 2014

Haven't been here in a while. I am working on a Science Fiction Novel. [View all]

that will be 80,000 words in length.

The world building is, so far, the most demanding part of the project. I want it to be a close to reality as I can.

What are others here working on?

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Haven't been here in a while. I am working on a Science Fiction Novel. [View all] Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 OP

A critique I belong to pointed out a blind spot in my writing. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 #1

Curious Brainstormy Dec 2014 #2

the average novel is 80 to 90 thousand wards. In the planning of the novel Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 #3

Are you interested in sharing any more about your novel? SheilaT Dec 2014 #4

I joined Scribophile in November. It seems pretty good, but it's my first critique group, so valerief Jan 2015 #6

Thanks for that link. SheilaT Jan 2015 #7

Yes, I've gotten some useful feedback. Critters there talk about other critique groups and valerief Jan 2015 #8

I went ahead and joined. SheilaT Jan 2015 #9

Good luck! Hope you get some good sci-fiers to crit your work. nt valerief Jan 2015 #10

Romance/Suspense novel about a TV repairman in 1961. I originally wrote a series (three novels), but valerief Jan 2015 #5