I'm not sure if I'll do these often but ever since finishing my full draft I've been anxious to start editing. The first thing I've done is a read through and surprisingly the plotting isn't as bad as I thought (at least I hope it isn't). I feel my biggest obstacle is grammar and making sure I don't use words over and over. Also my draft (with errors still included) is 146k words, around 330 pages. This book started at 150 pages so I'm proud I was able to expand it as much as I have. My editing deadline is the end of the summer then it'll go off to the beta-readers (if I have some people rounded up by then). And my overall publish goal is the beginning of 2018. There's so much that needs to happen in the next six months but I'm excited to go on this journey!
Also if anyone is curious Goodreads deleted my book but that's the best case scenario for me because I'll be able to re-add and start fresh with a new cover.
Published on June 08, 2017 20:14