Editing Like a Mad Hatter--I Mean Woman
I can't believe it's been a week already since my last post. Sorry lj crew!
Instead of turning this into an eight paragraph rant about money troubles, I decided to post an update.
Editing on "SA" is going well. Surprisingly well. I'm halfway through my third pass, knowing it will definitely not be my last. I got some great and helpful feedback from my #1 fan and totally reworked two chapters yesterday, adding in more of the conflict and tension they were screaming for.
There's still lots of work to be done and I feel like there's this tiny flame burning a rope which is dangling a mighty sharp blade over my head. And I like it. I'm under the freaking gun, racing to hand in chapters, going through them with a fine tooth comb. My fingers slick with sweat just thinking about it, but in a good way.
In other news, I am now officially a Goodreads author. Check me out. It's still a little sparse, but I'll jazz it up when I find a way to steal time. Has anyone figured out how to do that? I'd love some pointers.
In related news, I did a final polish on what I think is a great Query letter--which wouldn't have been half as good if it wasn't for redqueen1 *waves*--and sent it off to the amazing Kathleen Ortiz for critique (thanks to her fabulous query contest). And I'll be working so hard the next few days I won't have time to obsessively check my email every thirty seconds. Yeah. Sure. We'll see about that.
TO THE EDITS CAVE!
Instead of turning this into an eight paragraph rant about money troubles, I decided to post an update.
Editing on "SA" is going well. Surprisingly well. I'm halfway through my third pass, knowing it will definitely not be my last. I got some great and helpful feedback from my #1 fan and totally reworked two chapters yesterday, adding in more of the conflict and tension they were screaming for.
There's still lots of work to be done and I feel like there's this tiny flame burning a rope which is dangling a mighty sharp blade over my head. And I like it. I'm under the freaking gun, racing to hand in chapters, going through them with a fine tooth comb. My fingers slick with sweat just thinking about it, but in a good way.
In other news, I am now officially a Goodreads author. Check me out. It's still a little sparse, but I'll jazz it up when I find a way to steal time. Has anyone figured out how to do that? I'd love some pointers.
In related news, I did a final polish on what I think is a great Query letter--which wouldn't have been half as good if it wasn't for redqueen1 *waves*--and sent it off to the amazing Kathleen Ortiz for critique (thanks to her fabulous query contest). And I'll be working so hard the next few days I won't have time to obsessively check my email every thirty seconds. Yeah. Sure. We'll see about that.
TO THE EDITS CAVE!