"Surveyor of Mars" story submitted. And ACCEPTED! Also, revision curiosities.
That story I mentioned in last Thursday's post, "Surveyor of Mars," is now fully revised and off to the editor for whom I wrote it! I really hope they like it. *fingers crossed*
EDIT: I started drafting this post late last night, and my editor already wrote back this morning. She called the story "amazingly good" - wow, that's about the best thing I've ever read first thing in the morning. What a wonderful way to start the week!
Interesting observation: Though I cut hundreds of words from my finished draft during the course of revision, the story ended up being 1,700 words longer by the time I finished. Here's the progress-tracking:
Is this how it works for you, too, or do you actually end up with shorter work after each pass?
PS: In case you missed it above, I SOLD A NEW STORY! WOOHOOO!
Best,
Chris
EDIT: I started drafting this post late last night, and my editor already wrote back this morning. She called the story "amazingly good" - wow, that's about the best thing I've ever read first thing in the morning. What a wonderful way to start the week!
Interesting observation: Though I cut hundreds of words from my finished draft during the course of revision, the story ended up being 1,700 words longer by the time I finished. Here's the progress-tracking:
- Original draft complete: 6700 words, March 30
- Revisions:
- 7650 words, March 31
- 8100 words, April 1
- 8250 words, April 2
- 8350 words, April 3
- Revisions complete: 8400 words, April 4 (and this was after A LOT of cutting)
Is this how it works for you, too, or do you actually end up with shorter work after each pass?
PS: In case you missed it above, I SOLD A NEW STORY! WOOHOOO!
Best,
Chris