As a writer it can be easy to become obsessed with the next big project and I am definitely one of those types of people who can become easily obsessed with a project. Now I've dragged my wife kicking and screaming into helping me edit a book that I wrote a while back and put on the back burner when it didn't take off. Recently, I found out that a renowned publisher is opening up a two week window starting in October and they will accept "unagented" submissions.
Read more: Harper Voyager
So I've taken a book off the shelf and started the maddening compulsive editing process again. In the past, the book did get me a bite from a potential agent who politely declined after reading it. It also received a terrible review on a book review website but at least the reviewer did offer some constructive criticism. Although it took me a few months to see the constructive criticism through the admonitions.
Anyway, I want to thank my wife for supporting my madness and for reading the 5th draft (or is this the 6th?). We've got to get the book down to less than 120,000 words and it's currently sitting at 130,000. Maybe this time the book will be more palatable to a wider audience than just the two of us.
For those who read this blog, please wish us luck and we'll see you on the otherside of this crazy, frantic process called "editing".
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