Everyone who’s participated in National Novel Writing Month-and won, they all say to step away from it for a few months before getting back into it to start working on the edits. They say to give yourself, and your characters, some breathing. I took their advice and I’ve had a blast. While I’ve thought about the thought of finishing my book and have told some about it, I’ve really not thought about what the characters went through during my time with them…that is until now.
For the first time since November 30th, I opened my NaNoWriMo book today. I read the first few pages and I was hooked! Damn, this is some good stuff I wrote! I stopped reading and decided to start editing using “comments” in Word. Once I got started, I couldn’t stop. I was on a roll and was loving it! While right now I’m only on page 8 and have 112 comments (a lot, I know), I’m excited about where this 2nd draft is going. While it’s not the easiest job to do (edit), I’m enjoying it.
As for what I plan to do with this still untitled book when I’m finished, I know I’ve told you that I’ve planned on self-publishing, I just might seriously think about sending this to publishers! Wish me luck!
What do you think? What would yo do if you were me?
