Now that I have two readers who have finished Silent Symphony, I have began my third major revision. This first pass is a content revision in which, surprisingly enough, I am adding additional description in certain key areas. My husband indicated there were several patches where the vague description actually jarred him out of the story and thus made it difficult for him to focus on the story. I find this humorous because usually I am rather verbose in the descriptive areas and am forced to cut back, but now I am actually needing additional clarification.
I am also critically analyzing my magic system for flaws and consistency errors with Lullaby Trials. A primary issue at the moment is the evolution of the main characters understanding of the void. In the beginning, very little information is known and as a result, a great deal of irrelevant lore exists. As the story progresses, various nuances unfold indicating the true complexity of the void, but it is in these nuances that I may have unintentionally contradicted myself.
Thankfully, it has been a while since I last read Silent Symphony, so now I am effectively reading it from scratch again. I am hoping to be "done" with the content revision quickly and with any luck will get the grammatical and spelling mark-ups pretty soon. On the plus side, one of my readers has been struggling with edits because she is getting too wrapped up in the story itself. Personally, I am tickled pink this problem even exists. Happy reading!!
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