I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain’s Log, Supplemental
I’m actually in the final stretch of finishing my first round of revisions on book 2 in the Sushi Series, which I think is going to be called Only Uni. I’ll finish in a few hours and get this emailed to my macro editor by the end of the day.
(Hear that Rachelle? End of the day. Before midnight, so it’ll arrive before it turns into April 21st, which is on time, right? Right? ☺)
As I was doing revisions, some parts still made me laugh. I think that’s a good thing, especially since I’ve gone through this manuscript a few times by now. Hopefully my readers (you guys!) will get my humor and laugh, too.
And if you don’t laugh, I think I’m going to cry. A part of me wants people not to tell me if they don’t like my book. Isn’t that kind of pathetic?
However, I don’t think I’m alone. I can’t imagine any writer really wanting to know if someone thinks their book sucks Lemonheads.
Maybe it’s part of the step into real Writerhood, and I just don’t want to grow up.
Thoughts?
I think I’m going to submit this into the Writer … Interrupted Carnival and see what other writers think.
Come visit the Carnival on Monday, April 23rd!
I’m actually in the final stretch of finishing my first round of revisions on book 2 in the Sushi Series, which I think is going to be called Only Uni. I’ll finish in a few hours and get this emailed to my macro editor by the end of the day.
(Hear that Rachelle? End of the day. Before midnight, so it’ll arrive before it turns into April 21st, which is on time, right? Right? ☺)
As I was doing revisions, some parts still made me laugh. I think that’s a good thing, especially since I’ve gone through this manuscript a few times by now. Hopefully my readers (you guys!) will get my humor and laugh, too.
And if you don’t laugh, I think I’m going to cry. A part of me wants people not to tell me if they don’t like my book. Isn’t that kind of pathetic?
However, I don’t think I’m alone. I can’t imagine any writer really wanting to know if someone thinks their book sucks Lemonheads.
Maybe it’s part of the step into real Writerhood, and I just don’t want to grow up.
Thoughts?
I think I’m going to submit this into the Writer … Interrupted Carnival and see what other writers think.
Come visit the Carnival on Monday, April 23rd!
Comments
Glad your revisions are almost done!
Preposterous.
Totally.
: )
And yep, 11:59 pm is making your deadline!!! Congrats, girl!!
Have a great day!
I know what you mean Camy. I've dreamed of my book coming out for months now and the closer I get, the more nervous I am.
I can't wait for your book. I have truly been looking forward to your book's release for a long time. I feel since we were contracted around the same time, I've sort of been on this journey with you!
Many blessings!