I've been editing Vert Glace. If I don't start a blog post with that, you know I've been slacking off. Today I had a lovely massage in the morning, and then got cracking on the last 30.
And guess what? I have finished the editing pass.
There comes a stage where one just has to say to oneself, NO MORE EDITING PASSES. Of course, I reserve the right to change my opinion tomorrow.
Right now, Vert Glace is sitting at 92.5k, which is higher than a good YA word count (or so I've read). :| I'm hoping that I get some leeway because it's fantasy/sci-fi. We shall see. These past few years has taught me that one can never be too precious about one's work. I will take an axe to this thing if I have to.
So what next from here? It's all new territory for me. I've been told that I need to write something called a query letter. And synopses (wow, takes me back to my high school days). I'm also going to look into publishers who do direct submissions.
My goal this year was to write a manuscript that I feel confident in querying/submitting. I think I have it (again, reserve the right to chance opinion). This is pretty exciting. I'm thinking that even my first rejection will be exciting. But I don't know how exciting subsequent rejections will be.
And guess what? I have finished the editing pass.
There comes a stage where one just has to say to oneself, NO MORE EDITING PASSES. Of course, I reserve the right to change my opinion tomorrow.
Right now, Vert Glace is sitting at 92.5k, which is higher than a good YA word count (or so I've read). :| I'm hoping that I get some leeway because it's fantasy/sci-fi. We shall see. These past few years has taught me that one can never be too precious about one's work. I will take an axe to this thing if I have to.
So what next from here? It's all new territory for me. I've been told that I need to write something called a query letter. And synopses (wow, takes me back to my high school days). I'm also going to look into publishers who do direct submissions.
My goal this year was to write a manuscript that I feel confident in querying/submitting. I think I have it (again, reserve the right to chance opinion). This is pretty exciting. I'm thinking that even my first rejection will be exciting. But I don't know how exciting subsequent rejections will be.
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