The Process

[image error]I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures on various social medias that depict what others think writers do? I find them silly and funny, but of course, unreal.

I can share with you a condensed version of my process as a writer. When I’m beginning a new story,  much of the time is spent spilling out the story as a First Draft. For me, I like to write as much of the story as I can before editing. In my experience, if I stop while I’m writing and specifically when I’m in the zone, it breaks my flow. Therefore, I usually finish the story before I self-edit, multiple times. Then I send to my editor.  The editor will go through it carefully, send it back with corrections and suggestions to make the story better.I make corrections, and perhaps change something else, and then send to her multiple times for final revisions. Finally, when she and I agree it’s ready, I read through it one last time as I assure the formatting is correct, then I publish. I don’t start the print version until after the Ebook is published.

Finally, when she and I agree it’s ready, I read through it one last time as I assure the formatting is correct, and if I’m lucky, I’ll have a few Beta Readers lined up to read through it. Once I hear back from my Beta Readers, I publish. I don’t start the print version until after the Ebook is published.

We all conduct our processes differently, and that’s okay. I don’t believe one way is better than the other. My thoughts are, do what is right for you and don’t worry about what others think about your process. Just keep writing. To check out my works, drop by Amazon.