June 17, 2015 / Uncategorized

State of the Jim, and Pics

I finished the second draft of Revisionary on June 7. It’s due to my publisher on August 1. As a result, much of my time and brain has been going into the third draft of said book. (Currently at 20,000 words and counting.)

That hasn’t left much for blogging this week…or much of anything else, really. However, I have managed to sneak away with the camera a few times for fun and mental recharging, and while I’ve shared some of the pics on Twitter and Facebook, I haven’t done the same here at the blog. UNTIL NOW!

Out of the way! This Sandhill Crane has important crane stuff to do!

Dogs playing — Our new puppy Zoey is not graceful.

Cardinal — Ever wonder what happens when the wind catches a cardinal’s toupee?

Baby birds — Baby Eastern Phoebes, just chillin’ in the nest.

7 Comments

Joie
June 17, 2015 @ 4:25 pm

I thought you had already finished Unbound!!
Jim C. Hines
June 17, 2015 @ 4:32 pm

Crud. Yep, that should be Revisionary, not Unbound. Fixing now, thank you.
Mason T. Matchak
June 17, 2015 @ 4:33 pm

Different authors seem to mean different things when they speak of their ‘drafts’. I’m guessing that your drafting involves completely rewriting the book? Or is the word count how far along you are in making changes? Either way, really looking forward to Revisionary. ^_^
Jim C. Hines
June 17, 2015 @ 4:36 pm

Starting with a blank document again, but there are some chunks I’m copying and pasting from the last draft, then fixing those up. At this point, it’s a bit faster than completely writing from scratch.
Diana
June 17, 2015 @ 4:39 pm

Baby goose butts are teh cutest! Now get back to work! I’m ready to read your next book.
Avilyn
June 17, 2015 @ 5:57 pm

Yay, cute animal pics! Can’t wait for Revisionary! Is there a tentative release date yet?
Jim C. Hines
June 17, 2015 @ 6:41 pm

February of 2016 🙂

See http://www.jimchines.com/bookstore#Revisionary