Wow! I heard back from Pelican Press already on that picture book. They like it…but they’d like it better if it had 400 fewer words. So I’ll be working on that this morning.
I’m further away from finishing my draft of T.J.’s Story than I’d like to be. And I’m really not going back and revising…I haven’t read more than a line or two of a previous day’s work since October (and believe me, I’m itching to go back and reread!). Junior High Kid’s play slowed me down a little…and Thanksgiving…and visiting my dad…this week is the second tech week for Junior High Kid’s play. And I have a couple of other things going on in the evenings this week, too. But I’m not going to let any of that slow me down. I’m still determined to type THE END on that draft (even thought it’s a TERRIBLE draft) by the end of the week. So that probably means very little e-mail or blogging this week.
Cutting is fun! Enjoy! 🙂
You know…it WAS actually kind of fun! I didn’t think it was possible, but I managed to cut nearly 500 words out of this manuscript (which was a third of what I started with).
Good luck getting to THE END!!!
Thanks…I’m sort of ignoring the fact I have a sagging middle and just plowing on anyway. I am going to get to the end of this manuscript this week if it kills me!
Good luck, Dori! Plowing away is exactly how I like to get through it. If I stop to analyze, I’d be so depressed I’d never finish.
I’ve never done a book like this before — where I just plow through and don’t stop to analyze, I mean. It’s been a different experience. I think I’ve liked it better. We’ll see next week when it comes time to revise this mess.