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The developmental edit for Human Resources continues. During the last month I completed Act One of the rewrite, handing it over to Inkshares and my editor to review and "course correct" before pushing on. 



I’m lucky to be working with such an engaged team who are working tirelessly to help me transform my rough-cut stone into a sparkling gem (of dark adventure). After reviewing the updated Act One, we have more changes to implement as we focus in on the core themes of the novel. That means a slight pause on the rewrite itself while the outline is tweaked further, then back into it with gusto.

I think it’s been a few updates since I thanked you all. I have this opportunity because of your generosity, and I won’t forget it. Thank you — for your belief, support, and patience. This process is a marathon, but I’m continuing to drive through it and each day brings us closer to physical books rolling off the production line.

BTW: If you haven’t seen it, Inkshares have a sci-fi themed competition running right now in partnership with Nerdist (https://www.inkshares.com/contests/nerdist-sci-fi-contest). There’s some great novels being pitched, so it’s worth checking out.

I hope you all had an amazing Month — I’ll be back with another update at the end of June.

Robert   

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    Jane-Holly Meissner liked the forum thread, 5th line from your book...
    Cool thread!  5th line from The Force Inherent:

    "The cigarettes were old and stained and tasted too much of nicotine, and nobody wanted to be caught doing such an illegal thing — regulations don’t permit it on the ships, gas pockets and all that.
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      The 5th sentence in 1000 Faces:

      "The projected gaze, the manual argues, must serve as a surrogate for the actual, biological gaze, or else a beholder may become unsettled by or mistrustful of the wearer. If the eyes are the window to the soul, we must present at least the illusion of that window."
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        This is quite a fun list.


        "And even on the night of his death, the way he yanked up the collar of his overcoat and scrunched into it like a turtle would have been seen as natural, for the gale winds and rain cascading slantwise in surging waves across the rows of slickened parked cars presented a daunting gauntlet to run."

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          Here’s mine, from Specimen X:
          The means of conducting war were rapidly becoming mechanized.


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            Here’s the fifth line from my book. The line references a child pickpocket cutting purses in a crowded market street. It’s a short line with not much to it, but the whole chapter is available in the link.

            From The Odd Coin: 
            The work was delicate, but had an easy rhythm to it.
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              Jane-Holly Meissner liked the forum thread, The Dreaded Synopsis: Does writing one make you concerned for your book?
              I recently started the synopsis first approach for helping me lay out what should happen in what chapter. It is really nice, and I think I’m going to carry that forward. I’m normally a pantser. I’ve read every book on novel plotting and being a planner, but I can’t seem to conform to graphs and pacing charts, but the synopsis approach is a lot like pantsing, but... planning ahead. I like it. 
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                Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for 1000 Faces

                Hey, readers.

                1000 Faces is currently jostling with a couple of other books for 3rd place in the Nerdist contest. If you like the book- if you like the concept...

                "In a paranoid near-future where every private part of the internet is public, people hide their identities behind digital masks. Desperate for intimacy in this impersonal world, a mask designer risks everything to feel close to another human being."

                Please consider preordering. There are 2 excerpts you can read right now, which will introduce you to the main character, Kara Finch, and the world she lives in:

                https://www.inkshares.com/books/1000-faces/book_segments/excerpt-1-

                https://www.inkshares.com/books/1000-faces/book_segments/excerpt-2-

                ~ Jenny

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                  Hello, readers.

                  If you haven’t already, please check out my new project, 1000 Faces. It’s currently 6th place in the Nerdist sci-fi contest. If it ends the contest in the top 3, it’ll get a full publishing deal. Here are a couple of excerpts from the novel:

                  https://www.inkshares.com/books/1000-faces/book_segments/excerpt-1-https://www.inkshares.com/books/1000-faces/book_segments/excerpt-2-

                  Hope you enjoy! Please preorder 1000 Faces today.

                  ~ Jenny
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                    Thank you all for you support. i will be posting Chapter 4 soon!

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