If you have been following my blog for the last few months then you are probably tired of reading about me editing my YA Fantasy. Well you are in luck because I am changing my focus to a new story which at the moment is only an outline and a few hundred words of nonsense. The new story is a YA Retelling, there are fantasy elements, of course.
The YA Fantasy will continue to be edited and critiqued two chapters at a time with my super fabulous critique group. But I won't be waxing on and off about here.
I have finally sent copies to a few Beta Readers.
Eek!
It isn't perfect, far from it actually. However, it is time for it to be read. I am tired of keeping it to myself. I keep thinking about what Ursula LeGuin said.
"An unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”
I want it to come to life, to be a proper story. And then I want to perfect it. I want to know other peoples' thoughts because I am getting lost in the minutiae. For every hundred words I add, I remove just as many. I need to talk to someone who has read the whole thing, so they can ask questions.
It's time to let my sweet betas breathe some life into it and see if it can stand.
Well, I think that's a wise decision. I just recently hired an editor to go through my MS. He read it in 2 days and provided excellent suggestions. It amazed me. After I make changes, I'm hiring him to copy edit. Let me know if you'd like his name. It was the best $99 I've ever spent.
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