Yes, the first round of edits are back and Buckling Down is on its way to polished perfection. (Or so I hope!)
I have been immersing myself in my corrections, wondering exactly how I managed to make such vague comments about certain issues in the book, and yet go so over-the-top on others. Obviously the story came through as I had intended otherwise it wouldn’t have made the cut, still I wonder how I managed to overlook such things. Possibly, they just seem more obvious to the trained editor’s eye, or the eye of someone who hadn’t spent months agonizing over details.
Anyhow, day job awaits, yet when I come home, it is nose to the grindstone. Edits aplenty await me, and you know what? They do not intimidate me. Okay, well maybe a wee bit, but I am actually excited about this process. I know there are those of you out there who think I must be sick. No, all is well here in Moira-land. I promise. The whole thing really does seem real now. I remember signing the contract and sending it in, calling my ENTIRE family with the news, and bugging all my online friends and cohorts in crime, but the moment the lovely Heidi sent me that “Edit Email”, that was my wake-up call.
Well I am off ladies and gents! I will stop back in and let you know how the process goes.
Slàinte!
Moira
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Moira-land, I love it!
I’m kind of with you on the editing thing. Yes, it might seem
intimidating at first, but once you get into it, it can be fun. You
get to play more with these characters before sending them off into
the world. What’s more fun than that?
Margay
Comment by Margay Leah Justice — January 29, 2009 @ 8:33 am
Oh I miss writing. Even the editing!
Comment by Dorothy Thompson — January 29, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
Hi Moira! Just popping in to say hello and tell you that I have gotten three acceptances recently and when my edits start to fly– egads!!!!! I will be out of pocket for some time.
Best,
kim
Comment by Kim Smith — January 29, 2009 @ 5:39 pm
Yeah, I live for my edits. I know what you mean. Edits is the first step toward a lovely manuscript. I find it to be like painting. Do i use this color or this blend of color? It’s a high all its own.
Jo Ann Hernandez
http://bronzeword.wordpress.com
Comment by Jo Ann — January 29, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
When you get your edits, it all seems very real then. Also,
it seems more serious, instead of something you just did for fun.
Morgan Mandel
http://morganmandel.blogspot.com
Comment by Morgan Mandel — January 31, 2009 @ 5:26 pm
Glad to hear the edits are not too intimidating
Look forward to getting BD back.
BTW – who is the boy to the right of this post — the one barefoot and in jeans?
Cheers
Heidi
Comment by Heidi — February 5, 2009 @ 7:33 am
“BTW – who is the boy to the right of this post — the one barefoot and in jeans?
Cheers
Heidi”
That is the very fabulous Jared Leto, singer and actor extraordinaire! And actually I think I am smacking myself upside the head more with ‘duh’ moments than anything else.
Comment by Moira — February 5, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
Ohhhh, Jared…
He’s yummy
The pic is just a little small to recognise him — Yip, I’m blaming the size of the pic and not my eyes
Comment by Heidi — February 7, 2009 @ 8:55 am