I am happy to announce that my editor and I are now on our third round of edits for my debut novel!
I am so excited! She does such a great job of explaining the process to me, and it is so reassuring.
She made list of words that I overuse throughout the book, so that I can go through and replace them with stronger alternatives. Which I’m extremely grateful for, because I was noticing while editing book 2 in this series that there were a lot of words that I seemed a little too…comfortable with.
Editing definitely isn’t easy. I enjoy it, because I find it…fun? I’m weird okay? Regardless, it can become exhausting.
I’m going to make sure I go through all of her notes carefully and with an open mind.
I like getting feedback, and I know that whatever notes she’s given me are ultimately there to help me improve as a writer and to make my work stronger.
Well, I’m looking forward to what she has to say, and to complete the tasks she’s given me. I’ll do my best, and I already have my water bottle filled up and ready to go (stay hydrated!).
Time to roll up my sleeves and put my editing hat back on.
Wish me luck!
Ardin Patterson 