Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well and staying safe!
So, I just finished a marathon editing
session on The Maverick & Miss Miller. I’m tired and my brain hurts
BUT I have to say, I’m thrilled with the result…even though I could continue
on. 
I like my new editor. She’s wonderful—smart and
funny and really knows her stuff! She gave me some very sage advice and quite a
few helpful tips. She was also very good at pointing out some of the things I do
that I hadn’t realized. Going through some of her comments, I just had to laugh
(at myself…my gosh, my characters breathe. A lot! I’ve written several books
and had several editors, but never realized it. That will be changing…oh, they’ll
still breathe…but no one has to know!). I was also reminded that I tend to ‘run
away’ from the hard things. I didn’t realize that, either. That will be
changing, too (along with a few other things).
I’m one of those. Good enough is never good
enough so even though my brain hurts, the longer I look at the manuscript, the
more things I want to add, delete or rephrase (I also came up with some
interesting things for future stories! How I did that, I haven’t a clue!).
At some point, though, you have to stop, take a
moment, and submit. Easier said than done!
All in all, this was a big learning experience
for me and I’m taking those lessons to heart. In fact, I’m putting what I
learned into practice—today—with the next book (The Marshal & Mrs.
Morgan) in the series. I’m also going to go through Wife By Surprise
and use the same editing techniques to make the story better. Yes, even though
my brain is tired, I’m raring to go!
And
that’s all for me. Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread kindness
wherever you go!
Marie
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