September 16, 2009
Done.
Yes, I know I said that before, but this time I mean it. I have FINALLY finished my third and final edit – including changing all my spacing from two to one after all the periods…ugh!!!! It has taken me almost a full 7 months longer than anticipated, but I feel so happy because I truly feel that it is a tighter, stronger manuscript the way it now stands. In my gut I always knew it wasn’t ready to sprout wings, but I also wasn’t ready to do the necessary work and cut here and chop there. I wasn’t ready to let go of one little word. But I did (almost 13,000 of them) and I’m glad.
So here’s the newest stats: 16 queries sent, 3 rejections (or “no thank you’s” as I prefer to call them) and more on their way out.
Now it is finally back to my WIP that I left simmering on the back burner all summer to re-edit the first work. Mind you, it has been simmering and I do believe it is downright steamy now and ready to take off the fire! I’m so excited, can you tell?
So it’s back to work…thanks to all of you that have been patient while I meandered my way through the last couple of months!