I’m Editing…
At last, the day has come. Having left my first novel manuscript to gel for nearly 3 weeks, I am ready to begin The Writers’ Edit: How to Edit Your Novel Course. Yesterday, I spent time with preliminaries and, after writing this initial introduction to the process I’m about to begin, I will be getting on with it.
Why Do This?
Perfectionism prompts me to want to send out my best work. I know I could submit the manuscript right now but I also know it is not yet ready. Having edited it myself, there will still be no guarantees of course – obviously – but I will feel/know I’ve given it the best chance. Plus, the bonus might be attracting attention because it is polished but that, my friends, will be in the eyes of the agents, competition judges, and other readers.
How Do I Do This?
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The Writers’ Edit: How to Edit Your Novel Course
So Far…
In the time since I typed The End, I’ve left well alone and enjoyed some holiday days, including our wedding anniversary and both our birthdays. Lots of eating out and staying in to read. Punctuated by the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her son’s accession as King Charles III.
While I was writing my novel, I kept a spreadsheet of chapter progress going throughout. Yesterday, I printed this document, cut and pasted in chapter-by-chapter to revision cards and now I am ready to begin.
First, I’ll make a cuppa and hang out the laundry – the advantages of writing at home whilst retired are myriad. Plus, because I have Multiple Sclerosis, I can rest as often as I like, or need to. It may be taking me time to get this baby novel into the world but I am not limited by determination.
Until the next time…
