Nope, C’s off on a weekend alone with her man
The first child weekend free since…January. LOL. You have to love grandparents, who love their grandchildren!!
(I say that because, we all know there are some people out there who couldn’t care less if the child is their blood or not, and then we have those who step up and beyond the call of the grandparent title.) But that’s another blog.
Let’s hit on editing. I absolutely hate SELF- EDITING. My grammar is yucky or at least I think so. I hated English!! Couldn’t stand it, skipped the class or brought home D’s because it was boooooring.
(I say that because, we all know there are some people out there who couldn’t care less if the child is their blood or not, and then we have those who step up and beyond the call of the grandparent title.) But that’s another blog.
Let’s hit on editing. I absolutely hate SELF- EDITING. My grammar is yucky or at least I think so. I hated English!! Couldn’t stand it, skipped the class or brought home D’s because it was boooooring.
But yet, I love to write.I believe I’ve grown for the better, as does everyone in their field if they truly love it and want to succeed. But when I turn something over, my knees are a quaking, because I have no critique partners in my field. Yes, I have my honey, who’s awesome with English, and a friend who writes specialized children books, for kids with learning disabilities. But their plates are full. They work all day and then some. So I kinda hate asking unless I really need a few extra set of eyes pouring over my material.
Why’s this coming up you ask. Well…I’m writing a flasher with my author promotional group, Midnight Seduction Authors. On our blog for the month of October, each author is going to post a quick 500 word teaser, so our readers can get a taste of our writings. And while I’m thrilled to be a part of this, my stomach is turning with the dread of SELF-EDITING, beside the fact that it’s harder than hell for this girl to stop at 500, LOL.
(psst…yeah I’m bringing the flasher with me this weekend, so honey can read it over. Hehehhe)
Sitting here thinking…I have to admit that I must have some trust issues. If I really wanted a critique partner in my field, I know a bunch of people to ask, to see if they or someone they know are looking for a CP also.
It’s hard out there. I know I’m honest, I know my morals are in the right place. But I don’t know about the person sitting or chatting next to me. Hmmm, may have to work on that a bit. Then I can let some of my babies go to be gazed upon by critiquing eyes.
I’m not sure about any other authors out there, but critiques don’t bother me. I look for that challenge to make my story better. Before I even submitted material, I read that you have to have a thick skin in this business to take rejections and bad reviews.
Before I published, I had over thirty rejections, from various publishing houses and agents. I know why now. Because a few told me what I needed to work on to make my manuscript the best that it could be.
I’ve had a few bad reviews, and know authors who’ve been ripped by some. But you know what, NOT everyone is going to like what we write. Some may love it, like it, or hate it. That’s call diversity. I’m big on diversity. Does it get me down a bit, well of course, I am human.
Okay so back on track here…
Who else hates Self Editing?
Do you feel like you’ve “forgotten” something as you‘re sending it out or turning it in?
Why’s this coming up you ask. Well…I’m writing a flasher with my author promotional group, Midnight Seduction Authors. On our blog for the month of October, each author is going to post a quick 500 word teaser, so our readers can get a taste of our writings. And while I’m thrilled to be a part of this, my stomach is turning with the dread of SELF-EDITING, beside the fact that it’s harder than hell for this girl to stop at 500, LOL.(psst…yeah I’m bringing the flasher with me this weekend, so honey can read it over. Hehehhe)
Sitting here thinking…I have to admit that I must have some trust issues. If I really wanted a critique partner in my field, I know a bunch of people to ask, to see if they or someone they know are looking for a CP also.It’s hard out there. I know I’m honest, I know my morals are in the right place. But I don’t know about the person sitting or chatting next to me. Hmmm, may have to work on that a bit. Then I can let some of my babies go to be gazed upon by critiquing eyes.
I’m not sure about any other authors out there, but critiques don’t bother me. I look for that challenge to make my story better. Before I even submitted material, I read that you have to have a thick skin in this business to take rejections and bad reviews.
Before I published, I had over thirty rejections, from various publishing houses and agents. I know why now. Because a few told me what I needed to work on to make my manuscript the best that it could be.
I’ve had a few bad reviews, and know authors who’ve been ripped by some. But you know what, NOT everyone is going to like what we write. Some may love it, like it, or hate it. That’s call diversity. I’m big on diversity. Does it get me down a bit, well of course, I am human.
Okay so back on track here…
Who else hates Self Editing?
Do you feel like you’ve “forgotten” something as you‘re sending it out or turning it in?
I have one more thing to say...I LOVE MY EDITORS!!!!
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