Friday, July 16, 2010

Editing is fun (insert sarcasm here)

So I just finished editing the first draft of a book I recently completed. I still like it, which means I have at least four or five edits to go. When I feel like I never want to see its ugly face again then I'll know it's ready.

I'm sore now. Okay, that has nothing to do with editing. I started working out again after taking a ..... let's just say "a long" break. I started off doing half as much as I was before and my body is mad at me. I had a dream that I got in a car crash and kept asking people for pain medication. So even my sleeping body was sore.

In more uplifting news, Candy over at The Misadventures In Candyland is doing an awesome fundraiser/contest/really-cool-prizes-that-you'll-totally-want for a great cause. So go check it out.

10 comments:

  1. I love the title to this post.

    That is all.

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  2. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who reaches that "I hate it" stage.

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  4. I think I'll be editing forever...Someday, I keep telling myself, I'll have a novel that's ready to submit...

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  5. Editing is a tedious and beautiful job!

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  6. I want to be editing. Still trying to finish my WIP. I found that I like rewriting more than writing - the story becomes beautiful during edits. But if I have to stare at my books ugly face for 5 or more drafts - I'm sure I'll hate it too. Good job finishing - sorry you're in pain.

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  7. I know what you mean about not wanting to see the manuscript again. I love letting one go, even though it yields revision memos.

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  9. Hmmm, I lost that loving feeling 96 edits ago. Does that means it's ready? Or does it mean it was ready 96 edits ago and I've ruined it?

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