Anju Gattani's Blog - Posts Tagged "reading"
Dark Circles
Hi,
I'm looking at myself in the mirror and wondering where all those dark circles around my eyes came from. Was it from reading? Writing? Or rewriting? I'm not sure because the division between each becomes blurred when you've gone over the same book so many times.
What's worse is when you're reading your own work and wondering "How could I have written that?" or "How did I not see those mistakes in grammar, run-on sentences and more?" My list goes on.
Which explains why the edits are taking longer than I expected. I can see more. Understand more. Which requires more focus and attention... and dark circles - are those the proofs of a good writer?
I don't think so. Because one thing I've learned so far is that easy reading means HARD WRITING. So it's back to the edits and wearing my dark circles again!
I'm looking at myself in the mirror and wondering where all those dark circles around my eyes came from. Was it from reading? Writing? Or rewriting? I'm not sure because the division between each becomes blurred when you've gone over the same book so many times.
What's worse is when you're reading your own work and wondering "How could I have written that?" or "How did I not see those mistakes in grammar, run-on sentences and more?" My list goes on.
Which explains why the edits are taking longer than I expected. I can see more. Understand more. Which requires more focus and attention... and dark circles - are those the proofs of a good writer?
I don't think so. Because one thing I've learned so far is that easy reading means HARD WRITING. So it's back to the edits and wearing my dark circles again!
Honor & Love of reading!
Hi,
So I'm officially over the moon again! I received a warm welcome from my copy editor for receipt of the the 2nd book and then....
She wants to read the entire book again AS A READER... after having gone through it once (with track changes), twice (the rewrites)--I mean can you believe that? I certainly can't!
It's an honor! Such an honor! A privilege to know that a labor of love isn't just mine alone... but another woman from a different background, of different origin, experiences and shaped by a different set of values, wants to read the 2nd book again for the sake-no wait! LOVE of reading!
It's taken me the entire weekend and 3 days to digest this news... and I can't wait to see what she finally says as a reader.
Until then I'm reading-no, actually,- writing the next blog post for my blog tour next month!
Happy Reading!
So I'm officially over the moon again! I received a warm welcome from my copy editor for receipt of the the 2nd book and then....
She wants to read the entire book again AS A READER... after having gone through it once (with track changes), twice (the rewrites)--I mean can you believe that? I certainly can't!
It's an honor! Such an honor! A privilege to know that a labor of love isn't just mine alone... but another woman from a different background, of different origin, experiences and shaped by a different set of values, wants to read the 2nd book again for the sake-no wait! LOVE of reading!
It's taken me the entire weekend and 3 days to digest this news... and I can't wait to see what she finally says as a reader.
Until then I'm reading-no, actually,- writing the next blog post for my blog tour next month!
Happy Reading!
