Wading Into Editing Waters

Last month I posted about how I'm editing THESE WICKED WATERS via the Kindle app on my tablet.  Well, I've just finished the first round. 64 pages of notes later, and I'm ready to make changes (read: lots) to my book. A book that I once thought was 100% perfect.

Sheesh. Kinda embarrassing, guys. Like, embarrassing to the tune of fifty query letters sent out. And fifty subsequent rejections.
But these changes are going to be epic. I am so, so, so excited. It's like comparing the mess that was The Hobbit trilogy to The Lord of the Rings. (Hint: the new version of TWW is going to be LOTR)
It goes to show you, that sometimes you need a HUGE break from a WIP to make it really able to shine. In fact, this time last year I started writing TWW. Crazy how things move so fast, isn't it? Well, this time around I'm going to move slow and steady...
And win that race!
Er, agent.

Editing Reaction, LOTR Style

Last week I finished editing one of my books, Wishes, Maybe. Also last week I binge-watched the entire LOTR series (not The Hobbit, sorry. I'm pretending that was never filmed). Now the two activities will be forever merged in my mind. The last seven days went sort of like this:

1. Opening up Wishes, Maybe to start editing.

I really missed my characters. It was a wonderful reunion

2. Reading the first few paragraphs.

Reading/editing makes me hungry. Don't ask why.

3. Finding that first awkward phrase/typo.

Bring. It. On.

4. Realizing my writing sucks.

I've wasted my life writing this book!!

5. Admitting that my book isn't that bad.

I'm so over-dramatic. This is actually pretty good!

6. Reading that scene I don't remember writing.

Where did you come from?

7. Finishing my edits, at long last.

Let's do it again!

And this gif, just because.