Oh, God. The torture of sending off your manuscript for the very last time, knowing that there are lots of things which could be better. And then there's the whole... and the other thing with that guy... Well, you'll be happy to know that I managed to quell my perfectionist tendencies and get all of my books sent in. Okay, there are actually only two books - a novel and a short story. But each book takes one round of editing, two rounds of proofreading as well as checking the ebook and print galleys. It's a lot of work, and I'm eternally grateful for it - because the book gets so much better. But it never ceases to amaze me how many things slip through - even under the watchful eyes of so many professional people. Well, the author is sometimes pretty much useless at this point of time (sometimes you simply know your text too well and gets completely blind to its flaws). But even after obsessing about Happily Ever After for several months, having it edited once and proofread twice, I just discovered two things which had to be corrected. I'm beginning to understand that being a perfectionist is NOT good for the mental health for a writer! But hey, I like to do my best. And now I can only hold my breath and pray that people will like Happily Ever After as well as Leather and Newfound Land. It'll only be a week now...
Kerry
9/9/2012 02:13:38
I'm sure that I will like Happily Ever After. I am re-reading A Russian Bear right now so that I am current and ready to jump right into the new book. I can't wait!
CB Conwy
9/9/2012 15:33:54
A well prepared reader - I'm impressed:)! I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion. Oh, and I'm going to put a super short story on my website next Sunday (to celebrate Torquere's anniversary) - if you want to read more from the Slake universe. Only a short glimpse of Mischa in it; on the other hand, Toby isn't boring, either...
skargasm
9/12/2012 06:06:38
Oh dear, does this mean I have to ignore the kids and re-read A Russian Bear?! Oh how unfortunate *giggle*
CB Conwy
9/13/2012 17:11:14
I guess it does;)! Or, you could participate in the Torquere contest, win a Mischa plushie for the kids - and then reread the book while they're playing with the plushie. Just a suggestion... Comments are closed.
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