My novel and possible novel series....

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i wouldn't waste my time if i didn't care

You're writing fast.
But then Stephen King says he always writes the first draft fast, with no time to nit pick or self censor etc, and THEN goes back to correct, cut, etc.
Maybe that's what i tended to do wrong, when used to write, was nit pick from the start. So i lost momentum, and it was too laborious and not enough fun and the ideas were getting backed up/sludged up by the "wait".
Nanotechnology , mmm. Fun stuff. Liked Crichtons "Fear", and something else with it in. I suppose theoretically might behave like all life on earth, single celled organisms. Took them a while to get together in groups and specialise, then only because there was something in it for each cell.
What about nano-tech would make this kind of formation etc faster?

Those things in SG-1. ( replicators?) That was another with super nanotech invasion plot. Hugely enjoyable. Like hugely speeded up evolution.

When i used to word count, when i used to write, i used to aim at a minimum of 60,000. The size of a VERY slim paperback.

re nano that's what i meant but can't have been clear; i was actually wondering why nano would be faster than ordinary single cells at anything in fact. So i agree that healing might take as long as "natural" version. Is there anything about nano which would in fact make them faster ?

I have decided that, while my series will be my pet project, I think it may be best to start with a single novel to start getting my writing style down pat first. Unlike the series that I have been planning, and that I have been writing the first installment of, this will be more unplanned, and is not intended to go into a series (but may do so). All I am saying is that it is a psychological-horror/fantasy novel.

Science fiction stuff is awesome.

What's the word count so far?

For my science-fiction novel or my horror novel? I've shelved my current version of the latter, and the former I'm thinking of rewriting significantly.

Greetings from a fellow writer.

Having expirance in the field, I have to tell you. While it's smart to be careful about putting your stuff out, you are going to have to get over that. You're going to have to give your story over to people to review and get feedback.

Also, if you reach the point where your ready to send it out, you got to be careful. There's a good site called Preditors and Editors. Basically it's a place where other writers report on publishing agents.

There are a lot of scam artists out there that will try and charge you fees to "read" or "edit" your story. In some cases, they will take your story and sell it off to another country that can careless about American Copyright law.

Basically, in the end, you should not pay nothing for an agent. They make their money selling your story and taking a cut when it's sold. Even if they ask for money for "copies" don't pay. That is a big sign they are going to shotgun your story out. Shotgunning is where they make a lot copies and just send it out to publishers that didn't even ask for it. Of course they reject the stories, but the agent will put them down as attempts to "sell" the story.

Research who your sending out to. Almost all legit agents do not advertise their agency in Want Adds. All legit agents should have a list of authors they represent and their books. Ask if you can speak to one of the authors to get their feedback on the agent.

Thanks. I already had similar advice from an acquaintance. There are no legit literary agents, apparently, where I live, so I will have to try Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

As for sending out to people to get feedback and reviewing, I'm sure as hell not doing it over the internet. A few trusted people I will show it to.

That's smart.

Glad god some good advice. I almost had to learn the hard way, until I pulled back, and went "Who am I sending this to, and why do they want money." I did some research and saved myself a lot of trouble.