Controlled Burn …
Pictured are the results of a controlled burn performed inside a nature reserve, close to where I live. This is how your book feels halfway through editing. You get feedback from your beta readers that comes back, “there’s an error on every page.” You thought it was done but it’s time to start again. So you get out the torches and … Just kidding, it’s not that violent. I usually feel like editing is like a fermentation process. I do that too … let’s switch the metaphor over, I like this one better …
Ok, ok … much better. Pictured are the results of fruit juice, yeast and sugar inside a 5 gallon carboy, brewed for a month in the basement where I live. This is how your book feels halfway through editing. You get feedback from your beta readers that comes back, “there’s an error on every page.” You thought it was done but it’s time to start again. So you get out the torches and … ha, where’d that come from? It’s not that violent. I usually feel like editing is like foraging. I do that too … let’s switch the metaphor over, this is definitely better …
Alright! Here we go! Pictured are some lambsquarter and dandelion greens, the results of exploring my backyard, nearby, where I live. This is how your book feels halfway through editing. You get feedback from your beta readers that comes back, “there’s an error on every page.” You thought it was done but it’s time to start again … So you get out the torches and … ha, where am I? That’s violent.
This didn’t work at all like I thought it would. You know what? Lets switch it up. I’ll just write a different book for awhile … create a totally new voice in a totally new world. When I’m done, I’ll just edit everything at the same time.
Starting over, another full novel … here we go …
Oh … before that, this is a good time to mention that I have a Sci-Fi book, titled Cuckoo-Spit and the Froghoppers, a Fantasy book titled Demiurge … and a Superhero fiction book titled Fast Food Heroes … all coming out at the same time, in 2023.
Get pumped? Hyped? Which ever is better …