It is over, after a half a pens ink and two weeks of torture my line editor returned my MS. It wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. There were some pages where there wasnt a red mark on it at all. I am relieved and happy. We talked about it for a long time and I walked away feeling that I had done a good job. She actually said that she loved the story so much that the editing was slowing her down and she had to keep going back and editing because she would get caught up in the story. I thought that that was the best compliment I could have gotten.
So now I get to take my "baby" and make the necessary changes and submit it for a final read. Then it is off to submitting.... I can't belive that after two years I am almost ready. Wow!
Good timing too, I just came up with an awesome idea for another book.
~Destiny
Posted by annepin (Member # 5952) on :
congrats, how exciting!
Posted by JamieFord (Member # 3112) on :
Congrats! Just finishing is quite an accomplishment. Best of luck to you on finding a great home for your book.
Posted by Kakichi (Member # 5814) on :
Congratulations! I'm sure we all hope to see your book on bookstore shelves soon Posted by Zero (Member # 3619) on :
That is awesome... but, since I am very ignorant of this process, how did you get as far as you've come? I mean getting and editor and all.
Posted by Matt Lust (Member # 3031) on :
She paid for the line editor. This service is a great help to get a fresh and "professional" set of eyes on a MS often times for the first time.
Posted by Matt Lust (Member # 3031) on :
Finishing is quite an accomplishment though.
What was your final word count?
Posted by I am destiny on :
Thanks, annepin, jamieford, kakichi, zero, & mattlust. It has been a long two years. I hope it and the other 6 find a home.
Zero I found an editor in my writers group. She not only did a line edit but a content edit. The other members have read parts of my books and we can discuss things in detail. Besides they are a fun group of friends. I have discussed many things with this group, they are invaluable. Another good thing is, it was free.
Mattlust like I said to Zero I didnt pay; but it was because I sent it to a fellow writer. MY final word count was about 114,000 words. 319 pgs dbl sp.
I guess my biggest advise is GET A WRITERS GROUP! google one, place an ad, go to conferences, schmoose with other writers. IT is the single most important thing I have done in the last year. I wouldnt be this far w/o them. (At a local conference 3 members won 4 awards including the grand prize, and three have submitted and one is published in magazines.) We have lessons, discuss problems, set goals etc.
~Destiny
[This message has been edited by I am destiny (edited August 15, 2007).]
