Monday, January 10, 2011

The mad editor

Well, I'm editing but I'm not quite mad -- more like exhausted. I've been editing Xmas Carol for a couple of weeks now and I'm halfway through the book. In the process, I've come to realize that what I'm doing isn't editing. It's a total rewrite, a much bigger task.

And it's going well. As I said in an earlier post, I axed an entire story-line and excised a character. (I feel I should put them in aluminum foil and store them in my freezer. You never know when you might need a good character or storyline.)

But phew, what a lot of work. Writing books is a joyful, easy thing but editing them into final shape is a whole 'nother animal. It's a mountain of work. 

 Anyway, this has been my report from the trenches. Over and out.