In ancient Sumeria, Earth’s first known civilization, recent inventions of writing, metallurgy, the wheel, irrigation, and mass production of pottery mysteriously fail. Civilization is crumbling. When teenager Prince Bilgames is summoned by his father the king, he hopes it will be to help him solve Sumer’s problems. When he finds his father murdered, Bilgames wants justice. But the powerful gods and goddesses of Sumer have other ideas in mind for him. Filled with action, romantic hints and dangerous creatures, The Sacred Me, a Sumerian Epic, explores myth and the meaning of deep friendship. The first in a trilogy, the Sacred Me, inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh (the world’s first known written story, predating Homer by over 1,500 years) is one man’s quest to save humanity in a battle against the gods.
Currently the manuscript is going through a line/copy edit. Editing manuscripts can take many different forms. Many people when they think of editing, they think of correcting spelling errors or ensuring grammatical accuracy. But editing can go far beyond that. A story editor might look at a story idea and help the author flesh it what they are thinking into a workable plot. A story editor will look at the overall manuscript (typically the first draft) and look for plot holes or inconsistencies, ensure that there are character arcs for the primary characters, that the antagonist is sufficiently antagonistic etcetera. Line editors suggest ways to tighten up the prose and make it stronger, while copy editors focus more on the mechanics of ensuring that proper tense is being consistently used, fixing continuity errors (they had blue eyes in chapter 3, but brown eyes in chapter 8), and grammar is used appropriately. Finally there is the proof reader, who is the final set of eyes. Typically they focus on punctuation, spelling, capitalization and page formatting.
To the Sumerians, Me were powers, attributes, or technologies bestowed by the gods for human benefit. Music? That's a Me. Destruction of cities? Also a Me. Wikipedia lists 64 different Mes ranging from musical instruments to troubled hearts.
None of the content, whether graphic or text was generated using A.I. On occasion A.I. was used to assist in research such as estimating the number of days it would take a foot traveler in 2650 BCE to travel between specific distant cities.
In ancient Sumeria, Earth’s first known civilization, recent inventions of writing, metallurgy, the wheel, irrigation, and mass production of pottery mysteriously fail. Civilization is crumbling. When teenager Prince Bilgames is summoned by his father the king, he hopes it will be to help him solve Sumer’s problems. When he finds his father murdered, Bilgames wants justice. But the powerful gods and goddesses of Sumer have other ideas in mind for him. Filled with action, romantic hints and dangerous creatures, The Sacred Me, a Sumerian Epic, explores myth and the meaning of deep friendship. The first in a trilogy, the Sacred Me, inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh (the world’s first known written story, predating Homer by over 1,500 years) is one man’s quest to save humanity in a battle against the gods.
Currently the manuscript is going through a line/copy edit. Editing manuscripts can take many different forms. Many people when they think of editing, they think of correcting spelling errors or ensuring grammatical accuracy. But editing can go far beyond that. A story editor might look at a story idea and help the author flesh it what they are thinking into a workable plot. A story editor will look at the overall manuscript (typically the first draft) and look for plot holes or inconsistencies, ensure that there are character arcs for the primary characters, that the antagonist is sufficiently antagonistic etcetera. Line editors suggest ways to tighten up the prose and make it stronger, while copy editors focus more on the mechanics of ensuring that proper tense is being consistently used, fixing continuity errors (they had blue eyes in chapter 3, but brown eyes in chapter 8), and grammar is used appropriately. Finally there is the proof reader, who is the final set of eyes. Typically they focus on punctuation, spelling, capitalization and page formatting.
To the Sumerians, Me were powers, attributes, or technologies bestowed by the gods for human benefit. Music? That's a Me. Destruction of cities? Also a Me. Wikipedia lists 64 different Mes ranging from musical instruments to troubled hearts.
None of the content, whether graphic or text was generated using A.I. On occasion A.I. was used to assist in research such as estimating the number of days it would take a foot traveler in 2650 BCE to travel between specific distant cities.
