Dealing With Feedback

I finished the first draft of my second Triple-D Ranch novel, went through it getting rid of the usual suspects, and did general editing in preparation for sending it to my editor. I also sent it to half a dozen beta readers, as well as a couple of “specialists” to give me feedback on their areas of expertise.

One thing about writing this book—I’ve never had to push hard to meet a deadline before, and I hope I’m never in that position again. It was kind of like NaNoWriMo, but for real. Writin...