It is no sign of weakness or defeat that your
manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is common in all writing and
among the best of writers.
-
E.B. White
I remember the day that I finished the
first complete draft of my novel. I was
excited. I even took a picture of the handwritten page that included the clichéd
phrase “The End” at the bottom. It was
an excellent day. The sky was surely a
gorgeous shade of blue. I texted friends, called family members, and tweeted
about how brilliant it felt to be finished with my book.
Fast-forward a few months later and
I am stepping knee deep into a fresh edit of a book that I’ve already spent so
much time shaping and reshaping. “Why?” you might ask. First, because I’ve felt
since I finished the novel that it wasn’t the complete story I wanted to tell.
Second, I am now working with a talented editor who is encouraging me to dig
deep and scratch the core of what makes my novel unique. Finally, because every
day I work to better my first book is time spent improving my future as a
writer.
A fresh story waits to be written. It’s
time to get to work.
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