Okay, so I’ve finished the first edit of my wip. Still no word from the ed on whether she likes chapters 2 and 3. I had planned not to touch it until I heard from her but couldn’t keep away. Anyway, it’s done now and it’s in better shape than the first time round. Wondering … Continue reading “Round One Edit Complete”
Category: editing
For the Love of Editing
I love editing. There, I’ve said. I love editing and I don’t care who knows it. I love fiddling around with scenes and layering in little bits here and there, or even cutting out a scene that didn’t work and rewriting it. In fact, in many ways, getting that first draft down for me is … Continue reading “For the Love of Editing”
Finished
Big woots all round – I finished my story! Yep, now have 48k of…dross probably. 🙂 Got bogged down in the last third and I’m hoping it’s not going to be as bad as I think. Dr Jax says I’m over-thinking the conflict. He’s probably right. But won’t know until I see what I’ve written. … Continue reading “Finished”
Having a Whinge
Having a grumpy ‘I hate waiting’ day today. Also a ‘my mansucript sucks and is boring’ day. There’s lots of emotion in there – I’m actually wondering if there’s too much! – but it still feels boring! Maybe I’m too close. Maybe I need to put a car chase in there to liven things up. … Continue reading “Having a Whinge”
Three Cheers for Editing!
No, that’s not sarcasm you hear. I’m actually being serious. Yep, I have been dreading editing this hideous story and yet, now that I’m in the middle of it, I’m actually quite enjoying it. Of course, I’ve only done the first half. It’s the second I should be worried about. Now, I had a really … Continue reading “Three Cheers for Editing!”