Literary Update; The Process of Writing

Dude, I thought I finished MY BOOKS, but what I’m seeing is I’ve only done a 1st or 2nd draft. NOT a final. Now that I’m getting the pages ready for printing, I see things that need to be changed. LOL! I mean that’s normal, we’re always our worst critic, and overly anal about our work. DAG US WRITERS! But what I mean is. I finished this book (p2l) at the beginning of the year. Got really good feedback and it’s gone through a first edit; even a reader focus group.

But with 6 months that have come and gone & now I’m reading it again. I see areas that I want to ‘mature’. I was advised to always get a 2nd editor. Not to discount the work of the first and it can get costly (unless you have friends who are professional editors), but it’s good to have. So now I’m researching for another EDITOR to get me to the final drafts of my work. It ain’t cheap but I also have a budget! Still it’s good to step away from your book for a moment and then read it again serioulsy.

So I’m rewriting certain areas AGAIN. (just like I’ve rewritten areas of this post just now) But I’m still moving foward with the ground work towards self-publishing including setting up my account & publishing company with a printer.

Alas, as with all things there’s a process.  I’m learning. And each time I think I’m ready, a voice of reason, a colleague or mentor hypes me on to something I forgot or could help me get to the ‘final draft’ of my manuscript.  So to start me off (learning with writing the first novel) I’ve realized for me…I’ve let people read sample chapters too soon.  And in knowing this among other things have worked out a procedure for my writing.

The following is the process I’m going through from here on out until something changes my work habits, regarding writing my books click here to read the entry .

Also to keep me ON TRACK, i’ve created hotmail calendar reminders to email me while I’m at the day job certain times through out the week, to stop whatever I’m doing and write 1000.   I love writing but sometimes when you have so much going on in your world you have to find that motivation to kick start you again or rely heavily on discipline.  Well that’s all folks. Have a Great weekend!

kd