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15/6/2024 0 Comments

Structural edits have arrived – Book 14

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I knew they were on the way but still it always seems like a surprise when these guys actually land. My editor has read book 14’s manuscript and has questions regarding specific aspects – that’s the basic task of this editing stage. Be it the order of scenes, the importance, the inclusion, the emotional impact or the heightened conflict – her questions are noted on the manuscript via tracked comments. My task is to work through those questions adding details, removing words, changing the order and ramping up details. I have 17 days to complete this round of edits before I wave goodbye to the manuscript, while the copy edits are performed. 
The thing is, I don’t wish to drop the ‘creative baton’ on the new book I’m writing, so I’ve made a deal with myself. I’ll continue to write a set word count each day on the shining new project and work on my structural edits afterwards. Mmmm, it sounds like a plan which I’ve implemented before but I need to avoid tripping myself up working between the two storylines. It’s amazing how elements of one book suddenly wheedle their way into another when juggling projects. 
The other danger for the next seventeen days is that my other creative activities and interests fall by the wayside in the hope of ‘just another hour’ working on edits. It doesn’t do me any good to side step my daily life so I’m hoping for a balanced approach … I’ll let you know, folks!

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