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Savoring the End

Drawing from the Well Chapters Edited: 4Chapters to Edit: 3 I’m almost there. I’d probably be there if I had focused on the editing process, but I honestly got to my favorite part of the whole story. My favorite part USED to be at what is now the Second...

Humor

Drawing from the Well Chapters Edited: 2Chapters to Edit: 7 Yesterday was crazy, but I still carved out a little time to get some editing done. Real talk: my first agent letter probably will NOT go out tomorrow. I would have to edit 7 chapters today and without...

Connect the Dots

Drawing from the Well Chapters Edited: 7Chapters to Edit: 10 I made a lot more progress yesterday. I would have made more, but in my last edit, I cut a lot and in a couple places I cut too many. So I had to put some details back in to connect the dots (see where this...

Trusting Your Instincts

Drawing from the Well Chapters Edited: 10 1/2Chapters to Edit: 16 YEAH! Yesterday was a GREAT editing day. I hit a major roadblock from overediting one thing on the last round. Did you know it’s harder to put something back in than to take it out? If I can keep...

Trusting Your Editor

Drawing from the Well Chapters Edited: 1/2Chapters to Edit: 26 1/2 Yeah, I didn’t get much done yesterday, but I spent the evening with my kids so it was a good trade-off. More will get edited today for sure (especially considering how fast the edits are going)....