Sgt. Dunn novel #11, Hunting Sgt. Dunn - working on last edit!

Like much of the Midwest and Northeast, woke up to a lot of snow. We have about 6 or 7 inches of new snow on top of another 4 or so. Spent quite some time playing with my snowblower, what fun. If you're sensing sarcasm,you are amazing.

Once that was done, I did my editing on Hunting Sgt. Dunn for the day. Now, that, my friends, IS fun!

I'm halfway through the last edit! I expect to release the book some time next week. I confess, that tomorrow night, my wife and I will be watching the Kansas City Chiefs.

But I'll do my editing work earlier in the day. Right now I'm at a very exciting point in the book where . . . oh, oops. Sorry.

It's currently 6 degrees out, with a high of 17 long gone. Supposed to reach -2 tonight. Where's Florida from here?

Finished Edit #4 of Hunting Sgt.Dunn

Only 2 more edits to go! Feedback from FIRST READERS is good.

Happy New Year!

May your 2019 bring you 

happiness, joy, and blessings.

Ronn

Finished edit #2 today! Stuff I look for . . .

I finished edit #2 today! Due to Christmas, it took a few extra days. Here are some of the things I look for when editing:

• Missing words: to, the.
• Missing grammar marks: commas, periods, quotes, question marks.
• Extra grammar marks.
• Misused words: homophones (their, there, they're).
• Word choice: using an active verb instead of a more sedate sounding one (use yanking instead of pulling).
• Sentence and paragraph structure.
• Ways to enhance or clarify the scene: add action, dialog or description.
• Continuity with preceding references or description of people, places or things. Does Dunn always have brown eyes?
• Dialog: does it sound real? Does it match the speaker's country of origin? Dunn would never say "bloody hell." 
• Are characters true to their backgrounds and previous appearances in the book(s).
• Chapter headers' location, date and time info (especially time and date since there are several time zones involved in most of my books).
• Double check
• math calculations.
• map references and distances.
• weapon information
• Ensure action sequences are as clear as possible. Who's where and doing what?

Here are the things I do before starting the first edit:

• delete adverbs like really and very unless they are in dialogue. 
• when I am writing the first draft, I often use a placeholder (*) for things or names I don't want to stop and look up right then. For this book, there were 102. I find the right name or item and put it in.
• Spell check and grammar check (at the same time). I always check the percentage of passive sentences. My writing is very consistent at 3%.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Ronn

Fun with editing!

I finished the first edit for Hunting Sgt. Dunn. I use Word's text to speech function because it helps me find a lot of things like missing words that are very hard to see in the document. I's a male voice (I call him Ralph) and it does a pretty good job, however it has some quirks that make me smile:

One of the character's nickname is Jonesy. Humans pronounce it Jones-ee. Ralph says Jone-a-see.

Others: 
grimace, humans - grim-us, Ralph - gray-mace.
Another nickname: Rupie, humans - ru-pee, Ralph - ru-pi.
Dave Cross and his "ayup", humans uh-yup, Ralph - Long A-yup..

Ralph, bless his heart, helped me uncover one of the funniest typos I've ever written:

Actual sentence: toggle stitches
Correct sentence: toggle switches

Ah, it's just one letter!

On to edit number 2. Say "ayup," Ralph!. 

Sgt. Dunn Novel #11 Title Reveal!

Sorry to have missed the planned reveal date. I delayed because I became unsure of the title, which I changed yesterday.

Sgt. Dunn Novel # 11 is:

Hunting Sgt. Dunn

I'm hoping for an early to mid-January release..

Here's the book's description

For U.S. Army Ranger Master Sergeant Tom Dunn the war has always taken place on the continent of Europe. However, unknown to him, a furious Albert Speer, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Armaments, has set in motion a plot so sinister, it’s almost beyond belief.

While on a mission near Hamburg to destroy a German facility where V2 rocket liquid oxygen is stored, Dunn receives additional orders from his commander, Colonel Kenton. Conduct reconnaissance in the Hamburg shipyards. Identify and mark for B-17 bombers where the Nazis are building submersible, ocean-going platforms for V2 rockets. The Germans plan to tow three of the deadly weapons behind a submarine to the east coast of the United States. From there they can fire the vengeance weapons on any seaboard city, including Washington, D.C.

British Intelligence uncovers a bizarre yet dangerous plot by the Nazis to forge millions of British pounds in various denominations. They plan is to flood the British economy with the bogus money, and therefore bring it to a grinding halt, interfering with England’s ability to wage war. British Commando Sergeant Major Malcolm Saunders is tasked with locating the pallets of money and burning it all before the Germans have the chance to ship it. Traveling to Bremerhaven, Saunders’ mission unavoidably goes awry.

Almost from the beginning, Dunn’s recon mission takes a deadly turn. As it progresses hour by hour, Dunn suddenly realizes he can’t wait for the B-17s. He must act quickly to stop the Germans’ terrifying plan.

Returning to the Hardwicke Farm for a Sunday lunch suddenly turns into a life or death fight for Dunn and Pamela, and her parents as Speer’s plan is launched.

In book eleven of his WWII action thrillers, Munsterman once again masterfully blends real-life Nazi plans with fiction giving the reader an action-packed story in a non-stop page turning pace.