Anju Gattani's Blog - Posts Tagged "physical"
Perspective
Hi,
It's been a while since I last blogged and I have plenty of excuses. Family from overseas, the Coke factory, visits to the mall, shopping, etc... you get the idea :)
However, the work, characters, plot, pacing of the novel and edits don't go away. They're always... just... there.
What does change is perspective. Getting away from the manuscript. Thinking of issues and juggling them in my head for a while... then looking at the words with a fresh pair of eyes makes the page appear different. Well, not the page... the words.
I see things that the copy editor outlined in red, pink/magenta, and commented in blue and can step back, away from the manuscript, and see clearly.
Was I not seeing clearly before? I was. But now the distance - physically and emotionally - away from the manuscript, has given me a new perspective with which to see.
What's your perspective?
It's been a while since I last blogged and I have plenty of excuses. Family from overseas, the Coke factory, visits to the mall, shopping, etc... you get the idea :)
However, the work, characters, plot, pacing of the novel and edits don't go away. They're always... just... there.
What does change is perspective. Getting away from the manuscript. Thinking of issues and juggling them in my head for a while... then looking at the words with a fresh pair of eyes makes the page appear different. Well, not the page... the words.
I see things that the copy editor outlined in red, pink/magenta, and commented in blue and can step back, away from the manuscript, and see clearly.
Was I not seeing clearly before? I was. But now the distance - physically and emotionally - away from the manuscript, has given me a new perspective with which to see.
What's your perspective?
