![]() ![]() Maybe it makes us crazy-or maybe just plain awesome. And every writer knows it.īut it’s a self-induced torture, and we write because we love it. There were days I’d stare at the screen and my words for so long that I’d fall into that special brand of writer’s despair. There were certain scenes that needed fixing and I simply didn’t know how to fix them. Well…the joke was on me because-ha ha!-it was hard. ![]() So I set up a plan: if I edited one chapter a day, I’d finish by the due date. ![]() This was my first time with strict deadlines that weren’t self-imposed. Now, my editing spree began with two months of editing a YA novel for the writing contest, Pitch Wars. Some writers claim drafting is easier than editing. ![]() We’ve all pleaded to the writing gods to help unflatten our characters, help add to or lessen our word count, help turn those ear-grating sentences into shimmering gold. The desire to slam your face into your keyboard because hey, maybe that will solve your plot hole. Months.Īll writers know the woes of editing: The empty loneliness that sometimes accompanies us in our dark, dank, and dusty writing caves. As I write in this terribly uncomfortable chair, I’ve just finished over five months of straight editing. ![]()
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