Sending my revised baby off



            The revised manuscript for Coming Attractions is winging its way back to Harlequin Special Edition after some extensive edits. I need a beer … and I hate beer.

            This was especially difficult for me, and I think I’ve figured out why. In the last few years it’s been with other editors, and with my one-time agent, and in contests. I polished it up and made it as perfect as I could get it, and my subconscious mind said, “That’s it. It’s done. A finished story.”

            Then I was asked to tear it apart and put it back together again. Oh, don’t get me wrong: The Harlequin editor knows what she’s doing, and my book is better for it. But it’s hard to go back into a “finished” manuscript after all that time. And, if she likes the “finished” product … she may ask for more edits! That’s the writer’s life, and I embrace it.

10 comments:

  1. i wouldn't want a lousy t shirt. I have enough of those already.

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    1. Yeah, me too. And not a single person has responded to the one that says "ask me about my novel".

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  2. Just when you think you're done with edits, they drag you back in....

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  3. I know. I'm chopping things out of my Novel. Ouch! Ouch! The torture we put ourselves through.

    Hugs and chocolate!

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  4. Oh, boy...this brings back memories....

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    1. Just goes to show there's no job so wonderful that there aren't some unpleasant chores involved ...

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  5. I'm not sure I'd have the patience. This is a good sign, though, that she likes your book.

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    1. Yes, she definitely liked a lot of it -- question is, can I improve it enough for the next round?

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