The Repossessed Ghost<\/em>, releasing this summer. When they found out I was going to Baycon this year, they accelerated the plans for release, which is honestly just amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe faster schedule means that a whole bunch of stuff has to happen quickly. One of those things is working with a professional editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I received the Word document with the changes and comments in it earlier today. Honestly, I thought I was going to have to do more work. There were only two comments which were both very easy to address, and some red marks in the text where I made mistakes (constantly and consistently) with capitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There really wasn’t that much to go over. My original submission was probably the 4th draft of the novel. The number of changes we’ve made barely qualify as another draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I looked at all the changes, addressed the two comments, and sent it back this afternoon. After hearing other authors talk about going through months of edits and rewrites, I expected to have to do more, especially with my first novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then again, I have<\/em> had other people look at it over the years, including Jennifer Carson, a professional editor. After meeting with her and going over her critique, I rewrote the ending during to create the third draft. I had two critique groups look at it and provide feedback. One of the authors in one of the critique groups is now a best seller, absolutely crushing it with her recent fantasy series.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI worked very hard on this story before I submitted it, and these light edits are the payoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soon, I’ll have cover art. I’ll post that all over the place and retheme this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things are moving! This really is the fulfillment of a dream, and I can’t believe it’s happening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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