I was up late editing last night, and boy did I get a deeper look into the "him" character of my first novel. :o) Before he was kind of vague. I guess he didn't open up to me as much as the other characters did, but over the past few days, my imaginary friend has just been letting it all out. I am so excited.
I may be getting the hang of this editing thing after all. I'm only into chapter three, but the story is so much "richer" than it was initially. Rich, LOL, that's a writer word. I like the way it sounds :o)
Anyway, I read several blogs for writers, and one of them pointed out that most query letters are rejected because the writer just isn't ready yet. When I read the comment, I didn't really understand it. I mean, how do you become ready? And in the process of getting ready, how do you know when you're finished getting ready? And are you ready enough to qualify whether or not you're ready?
Do you see how easily I can spin myself into confusion?
That's what I was like when I met with my writing coach. And even weeks after, editing was more painful than helpful.
But now it's all starting to make sense. The homework assignment from my WC, the blog advice, the Writing Descriptively book that I couldn't quite work into my piece before. And let's not forget the most important piece, I stepped back from my project, prayed, and asked God for guidance. It all makes sense now. I feel like I'm writing/editing with a whole new set of eyes.
This editing thing is actually the most helpful exercise since writing Belle Linda. YAY!
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