The Basalt Mace and the Writing Process

I have finally started truly editing the second book of my Castle Zierath trilogy. As I read through it, I realized that all the action was there, but it was really little more than a quick outline of what was going on. One criticism I received and am taking to heart is that I don't spend enough time talking about setting. My characters are fairly vivid, but they were frequently talking in a big, empty room or generic plane. I edited the first three chapters, expanded descriptions, reworked and reworded pieces.

My writing process is a long and tedious one. First, I think. I write the first draft by hand in either a notebook or on a tablet. Then, eventually, I type it into the computer, making changes as I type. I print it out and let it sit. Then I go through it again. Then I turn it over to a couple friends who go through it, and I make their changes. Then it sits again for a while. Then I go through it again, and then maybe it will be ready for me to send out to my various Zierath Alliance members who will comment on it. Then I edit it again. Then, maybe, just maybe, it will be done.

But don't count on it.