Four minutes after midnight Good Friday; actually Saturday morning technically. I'm printing out what I'm hoping is my final copy of my new novel COBALT BLUE.
I just spent a couple of hours going through and getting rid of what I'm told is my excessive use of words including: now, again, so, and sardonic. What does that say about my book? I'm not sure.
I have great hopes, confidence, actually, in this novel. Long-term anyway. I do hope it flies on this time out, though. I'm eager to get it to my agent before the publishing industry slows down for the summer. She'll have it by the end of this coming week.
Maybe I'll follow the industry's excellent example then and slow down for the summer myself. I'm not really sure I want to. Guess we'll see.
Happy Easter, Passover, Holi (that's Hindu) and Spring.
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I post here about daily fears and triumphs, about writing and, if I ever get my courage up, about mysticism, the ultimate brazen act: direct experience of God. I hope you’ll leap into the wide-ranging conversation here and come back often. I hope you’ll find the talk here encouraging for your own adventures.
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4 comments:
Yay!
My last edits always find me changing verb constructions.
As in: she jumped instead of she was jumping... I don't know why but when I write the first draft that's often how it comes out, and I don't see it until later on.
I am looking so forward to reading Cobalt Blue. :)
I find I'm making significant changes, Billie, with total confidence. I'm trusting this isn't Fedexer's euphoria.
It sounds to me like you know this book and its characters, and also that the focus on boldness this year is rippling into the editing process.
I'm finding myself almost completely forgetting that I'm waiting for news on the novel front, and focusing on being bold with the one in my hands.
Thanks for hosting this place so full of support and reminders about forward motion and taking risks.
I'm glad you're finding this spot useful, Billie. The conversation here is useful to me.
I love your approach of letting go of the novel that's out and being bold with the one in hand. It's an accomplishment to be able to do that.
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