May 23, 2010
Tags:
Louis XIV, writing, revision, novels, Louise de la Valliere, Athenais, Montespan
Had to crawl into bed because my editor's written comments just kept hammering, why, when, how. Took a day off, went back and finished up, blood on every chapter, mine.
Took another break. Found a great consignment shop here and bought clothes. Read other novels which made me feel pretty good about mine.
Today, I have begun to tackle yet one more revision, walking that fine line to find what is ultimately good for the novel, no matter who posits it. Opening my heart to craft the story to an even finer edge for readers.....but oh, it was hard to read that manuscript with all its questions and cut suggestions.....hard, hard, hard......still hard, but tomorrow I'll fall into the story and somehow swim to a finish.
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I've worked most of the afternoon on this play and made some progress. New insights bloomed in the last two days and I was able to fit them into the existing plot; now to connect all the pieces. and write the hard scenes.
This is only the beginning phase. Before criticism, comments, revisions. Grueling--but somehow fun.
1) your editor wants your book to be come another bestseller, so her edits are made in order to lift your book on the book list;
2) you know your ego must fade into the background (but not disappear) in order to listen to your editor;
3) you know YOU are the author and the ultimate decision-maker.
Love and miss you!
I'm named after my grandmother's baby daughter who died as a toddler. She was named after my grandmother's uncle or father....Karl...thus Karleen. More than that I don't know. I hope you enjoy the book. Karleen Koen
your books are so amazing karleen i am read dark angels and i am falling in love for alice and richard saylor *-*
well, u are amazing and describle all for us imagine hows are im xviii congratulations *-*