Well folks, I'm up to chapter 10 on my rewrite of my first horror novel.  I completed this work some time ago, and had submitted it on a number of occasions, before taking a break to work on other projects, including <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/330341">The Minstrel</a>, my first self-published novella, as well as working on several new novels.
I had wondered why the work was rejected, and upon coming back to the manuscript this year, was horrified (pun definitely intended) by what I saw - poor sentence structure, repeating the same events in subsequent paragraphs . . . the list goes on.  Suffice to say, I was embarrassed to have ever submitted it.  This just goes to show that taking a break from a manuscript is good for the editing process. 
Now, however, the manuscript is finally coming together, and is something I can show without embarrassment.  I'm almost halfway through, and have likely trimmed approximately 16000 words from the story.  
Almost halfway through now.  Soon, I can begin painting the cover and the interior illustrations.  With luck, I won't surpass the size limit on Smashwords for submission.  I really do want to include the artwork with this rewrite, which would be 5-6 full color paintings.  Guess we'll find out after the manuscript is finished.
Until next time!

~Namaste