First Draft Complete!

Finally! My first draft of Hero in Cowboy Boots is complete! I've been working toward this goal for years. Now I'm jumping into the edits and rewriting phase. Not nearly as much fun or rewarding as the initial writings, but just as important. And this phase can be shared with anyone who has a working knowledge of spelling, grammar, syntax, and just seeing the same vision as I do. Namely, my beta readers.

I will be going through my manuscript looking for errors in the above elements: spelling, grammar, syntax, and conciseness. So if I send you a copy of my story to read, and you find any glaring errors, please, please send me an alert. I will be ever so grateful. And you'll get to read my story for free!

I'm rather proud of my story. I know there are areas where it needs work, more descriptive work in some areas, POV jumps, and changing passive verbs to active ones. And probably others that I haven't caught yet.

Why didn't I just change those things while I was writing? That is simple. I've tried that method before, and it bogged me down so much that I forgot what the main character was trying to do, and eventually just gave up. I've had that happen in at least five different stories. I hope to go back to each one and complete it, but right now, I just want to get this one published and in its best form.

I know everyone is very busy, and I respect that. But if you can just review one chapter for me, that will be a great help. So, if you read this post, and have a few minutes to spare, please contact me by email at dmbarnes@twinvalley.net, and I'll send you my first chapter. If you wish to read more, let me know. I will be so grateful.

Thank you.

Dixie