Wendy - my editor - and I are about half-way through our first round of content edits for Hyacinth. I will say that so far this is going much smoother than the first round of Blue Violet. With my first book, I had to do a lot of rewriting and adding and moving. Some key... Continue Reading →
I've mentioned before that my favorite part of the book writing process is working with my editor, Wendy. Getting edits back from her is like opening a birthday present. (Geeky to think that? Probably.) You would probably think that my favorite part is writing the book itself. And I do love that part. I love... Continue Reading →
While my first round of edits for my upcoming release, Blue Violet, revealed the need to bring tension forward in the story as well as the need to show instead of tell (see previous blog about my new love of editing), round two of the edits has revealed my bad habit of writing talking heads. Talking... Continue Reading →
My first full round of editing with Wendy is complete (wahoo!) – received, applied, and full post-application read through – check, check, and check. The updated manuscript for Blue Violet is now in her capable hands for round two of the editing process. I’ve already blogged about some of the more frequent and favorite edits and comments... Continue Reading →
A little history first... Blue Violet - this book that I am so diligently working to publish - I actually wrote about two years ago. It practically flew onto the pages. And then I hit the editing phase and... slowed.... wwwaaaayyyy.... doowwnnn. Let's be honest, editing your own work sucks. You've already been so deep... Continue Reading →
