Sleeping giants and glacier speed

[webmonkeyjr]

Today was pretty good. It was nice to kind of reconnect with myself and with ancientsong, over lunch. We talked about each others books. Hers is finished…mine not. She asked what made my main character so special…and my response was that she was not. She isn’t a genius. She isn’t a wizard that doesn’t know she’s the most powerful wizard alive.

Comments

[ceosanna]

Cut it to pieces with LOOOOOVE.

In all seriousness, I'm glad you understand where all my notes are coming from.

[webmonkeyjr]

I do...I'm just a big baby and wanted it to be right the first time.

[ancientsong]

Harrumph. It won't be right the first time and it won't be right the second or third either. That's why they invented editing. Otherwise, all those editors would be out of work.

Seriously, though, I know it feels very personal because each and every word flowed out of your own sweat and blood. I get it. I really do. But, in the end, it's tons better if it gets edited, cut to ribbons and then made better than if you don't do it. It's like bug testing software. A software engineer/programming gives it to the tester with the idea that it's done or at least as best as can be right now. It's the bug tester's job to break it and then the programmer fixes the issues and the software is stronger for it. Same thing here.

[webmonkeyjr]

Hehe...we talked about that. I'm interested in seeing how it will evolve. I know that Douglas Adam's Hitch Hikers Guide sometimes severely varies from print to print.

[ceosanna]

That's completely understandable. Keep in mind that my edits are (generally) suggestions (except with grammar, spelling, and punctuation), and you really don't have to take them to heart.

Have you braced yourself for what a real editor might do to it, though? I don't want to discourage you, but I've read several blogs of published authors who have complained about their editors making them rewrite half of their book. It takes some thick skin to even break into the business, but I know you can do whatever you put your mind to.

[webmonkeyjr]

I am totally ready for that. The first time around though was rough. Kind of like the first time you send a kid to school.

[ceosanna]

::teases:: You're the one who asked for honesty!

I do think you have a wonderful idea for a story, and I know you can polish this up to be something great.

[webmonkeyjr]

from your lips to goddess's ears.