As writers, sometimes we get so caught up in our own minds, that we forget all of the things we know we should be doing or thinking about to not allow our own narcissism to get to our heads.
On Revising and Editing
For the last one and a half years, I have been working on revisions, attending classes and conferences, reading lots and lots and lots of books on writing, and reading lots and lots of novels. When I first started writing LEARNING TO FALL, it was purely a therapeutic and cathartic endeavor, but as the characters developed and their lives expanded, and their goals and dreams and desires became distinguished, the world became quite real - if only in my own mind :)
As of today, I hope I'm writing the penultimate draft - well, at least until the novel goes out on submission. I'm sure there will be plenty of revisions then as well. Yes, that sort of makes me cringe right now, but I know that the novel has become better, thanks to all of these wonderful drafts - and thanks to all of my wonderful teachers and beta readers!
I will keep you posted on the progress.
I leave you with a photo of the coffee table up on Whidbey Island, where many major changes took place.
Write on!