I finished my latest novel and a final read though yesterday. *insert a  squee here* Not even fifteen minutes went by before I got an e-mail from my editor with the first run of edits. Talk about your great timing. ;)

All I can say is, I must have the world’s most patient editor! I knew I needed a “comma nazi” to add or remove as necessary but there is a lot more as well – as I suspected. It is wonderful having a new set of eyes on it. I have read it too many times to catch simple things. (I about fell over when I found the dreaded “your” “you’re” that is my pet peeve! I have a lot to learn apparently about POV (point of view). Some things I felt were needed but apparently just don’t float. It isn’t as hard to change as I thought though. This is an awesome learning experience.

I also find myself catching things I didn’t before. I purposely didn’t read it since I got the acceptance from the publisher so that when I started edits, it would be a somewhat “fresh” read to me. I actually caught where I named 2 minor characters the same name. *head desk*

So, I’m taking my time with this, accepting the changes and finding myself adding to the scenes as well. This is quite the experience in many ways and I know I’m learning a bunch! (I had never used the editing feature in word before – pretty “nifty”)

There is NO fine line between telling a great story and being able to write it for the public to read. Hense why I would never self publish. I wanted someone else to tell me it was good enough to be out there and I wanted someone that knew their stuff to fix the errors I could not. I may have gotten straight A’s in English but I don’t want to count how long ago that was. Writing rules do apply and I know I still have a lot to learn. Yes, smack me. I should have spent more time on AW in “Uncle Jim’s” threads than I did ‘stalking the battery’. My bad.

If I’m out of sight for a while, refer to previous post. No, I’m not dead. I’m just trying to make my editor and future readers happy.

I’m goin’ in…