Where to Begin?

Ah yes, a lot has been going on as of lately, and much of it has been me dealing with personal issues. Those aside, I have been thinking a lot lately, about the best way to finish my book and get it published. At first, I was insisted on doing self publishing, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized, it would probably be much easier to find a publishing company that would do it and also distribute it to local book stores. Well I had searched and came across a company called Publish America, and I did my research and found that they would be the perfect company to do the job.

For now it is just the first book I am working on getting out, and as of right now I haven't a clue how many of the already written chapters are going to fit into it. The reason for this is because of all the re-writing and revising I have done, with just the first half of the story. As I described in earlier posts, the chapters used to read like short episodes which were only six or 10 pages long. What I've done is add more back story, more detail, and even some of the extra scenes and ideas that I had either discarded, or had planned, but never included them. Does the novel adaption still follow the in progress web comic? In some ways, yes. Some of the dialogue and scenes from the web comic are also in the novel.

I decided not to make them exactly the same, that way readers won't feel like it "oh it's just the same thing but in literature form". I realize reading the same thing can get boring, so I've taken the liberty of enhancing those scenes, adding extra quotes, anything to keep it separated. Once I figure out exactly how many current chapters will fit into the first book, then I will go from there and figure out how many will fit into the second. Atlantech was meant to be a series in the first place, and even one saga can't be told in just one book, it takes quite a few. Originally, before I even decided to transfer it to novel format, I had estimated a total of 50 chapters it would take to finish Altantech 4000. And now, it could end up being 100 chapters, just by all the revisions, extensions ,and changes I've made.

I can definitely see this series as being a long one, and this is just Atlantech 4000. I have no clue how many chapters Atlantech Exodus, and Ancient Dynasty will end up having, but I can assume I am in for a surprise lol.
I still have the Art book planned, and I will also do this through Publish America. Maybe that will be ready to go after the first two novels are out. The art books could also end up being more than one volume, just because there are so many characters, so many settings ,and of course the machines.

Anyways, because of the decision to publish the novels with a company, this means the chapters will not be posted on the website. The current host I use wouldn't be able to host the whole thing, so that takes care of that issue right there. Instead of worrying about that, I will still finish up the character bios and update the gallery, and of course the web comic will continue as planned. I really hate it when I have to put it to the side, but things come up and my inspiration isn't always there. Well, since I am getting over the hurdles in my personal life, I am getting it back and I have been working on the novel, inspiring myself.

I have always kept the promise to myself that I would never give up this series, because I love it too much. The characters, the story, just everything about it has grown on me ,and now holds a special place in my heart. I will openly admit, that getting it published will be a dream come true, and I will dedicate it in Carl's memory. I never got to meet the man, or tell him how much influence he had on me, but I will always be grateful, and keep his memory alive with my own work.