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Jul. 21st, 2007 02:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatYay! I finally finished my revisions on my first draft and sent it off to my two readers.
Only took me two months to do it. But tis done.
So...
That's one goal down.
And now, that I've put book on backburner for a month...I can start working on another writing project. (Will also research pubs and agents - but am not sending it to them until someone other than me has read my book.)
Stephen King said in his book On Writing - that he sends his first revised draft to his first readers. Doesn't look at it himself for about two months. Puts a bit of distance.
Works on other things. When they come back - he looks at it. Considers the suggestions that work. Makes revisions if need be. Sends it out to second readers. Then more revisions.
And finally to the editor or agent or publisher. That's what I'm going to do.
On Harry Potter? Don't worry about reading any spoilers in this journal. HP free zone.
I can pretty much guarantee that everyone online will have finished reading it by the time I get around to buying a copy. That's what usually happens. Harry isn't one of my obsessions. I like the books and enjoy the characters, but I'm not emotionally invested in them. Would prefer not to know what happens prior to reading it. But of the things in life that I'm currently worried about? That doesn't even rank.
Now, Spike Shadow Puppets on the other hand...that I'm going to see if I can be today and I've reserved a copy. ;-)
Only took me two months to do it. But tis done.
So...
That's one goal down.
And now, that I've put book on backburner for a month...I can start working on another writing project. (Will also research pubs and agents - but am not sending it to them until someone other than me has read my book.)
Stephen King said in his book On Writing - that he sends his first revised draft to his first readers. Doesn't look at it himself for about two months. Puts a bit of distance.
Works on other things. When they come back - he looks at it. Considers the suggestions that work. Makes revisions if need be. Sends it out to second readers. Then more revisions.
And finally to the editor or agent or publisher. That's what I'm going to do.
On Harry Potter? Don't worry about reading any spoilers in this journal. HP free zone.
I can pretty much guarantee that everyone online will have finished reading it by the time I get around to buying a copy. That's what usually happens. Harry isn't one of my obsessions. I like the books and enjoy the characters, but I'm not emotionally invested in them. Would prefer not to know what happens prior to reading it. But of the things in life that I'm currently worried about? That doesn't even rank.
Now, Spike Shadow Puppets on the other hand...that I'm going to see if I can be today and I've reserved a copy. ;-)
