Thursday, August 24, 2017

Sgt. Dunn Novel #8, Sword of Ice Editing update

Yay! 

Starting on edit number 5 (of 7) tomorrow (Friday). I'm 57% done with the overall process. Finding plenty of little changes to make like improvements to a sentence here and there, but the book is beginning to take on what I call the final "look." Edits 5 -7 will focus more on typing mistakes and in some cases, just finding a better word here and there. Actually something I enjoy quite a bit.

I should have the book description ready in a few days. I need to to let a few days go by for another edit on it.

My wife, she with the dreaded red pen, gets the book tomorrow, too. Pray for me.

Ronn

Monday, August 21, 2017

Edit #4 for Sgt. Dunn Novels Book 8, Sword of Ice underway

Starting Edit #4 today on my newest Sgt. Dunn Novel, Sword of Ice. After this edit, my wife attacks it with her red pen. I have to buy her a dozen! :)

She does two edits for me and is merciless, let me tell you!


Sunday, August 20, 2017

Sgt. Dunn Novel #8, Sword of Ice, Editing update

Finished edit #3 today (of 7). Added another chapter for Alan Finch, the British character who works for Winston Churchill. Had the chapter in the original plot, but for some reason or other, chose to leave it out. After 3 edits, I realized it had to be included, so I wrote that today, too.

Since, I'm done editing for the day, I might turn my attention to the Author's notes and the Acknowledgements. 

Or I might work on ideas for Sgt. Dunn number 9!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Saturday, August 19, 2017

WWII reenactment - pics

Went to a local museum's WWII event today. Here are some pics.

Kubelwagen

Russian, Polish, and German soldiers

Sten gun


Webley .455

Hitler's buzzsaw - the MG42

German soldier

Restored 1941 production Willys Jeep

Willys Jeep

Bazooka with rocket just loaded

Captured German rations - crackers

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Sgt. Dunn novel #8, Sword of Ice - editing update

First edit was ugly, as it always is.The book is in the hands of my trusted FIRST READERS now!

Edit number 2 just finished, only 5 more to go. Went much smoother. 

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Sgt. Dunn number 8 FIRST DRAFT complete!

Happy Day! I just finished the first draft of Sgt. Dunn novel number 8, Sword of Ice, five minutes ago!

Now the editing begins and I hand off the book my infamous FIRST READERS.

The book description is not ready yet, but I can tell you that Dunn goes to the frigid world of the Arctic while Saunders makes a return to the blistering hot desert in North Africa, Egypt.

You can track where I am in the editing process on the upper left of my blog starting tomorrow (8/13/17). Be sure to check back often as I get closer and closer to the publication date.

I'm aiming to publish Sword of Ice as soon as humanly possible!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Ronn

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

73rd Anniversary of D-Day

Our thanks to the brave men who fought on the beaches of Normandy, this day, 73 years ago.

US Army D-Day page