Boxing? Olympics? (which I’m enjoying so much more than the negativity of politics or current events) No, this is editing.
My writing life is pretty normal, I understand. There’s not much rhyme or reason to it. At the moment I like most of it. The only department I’m not fond of promo-stuff, marketing, and that is because I’m technologically stupid. Now, the editing: once I finished Aug….Wait!
My fifth novel has a new title! Silver Cotton. I like it.
It fits. My fourth novel, Gray Lace, is an historical mystery and the beginning of this trilogy. Hopefully, Golden Leaf is will be released in summer of 2017. Confused? Maybe this graphic will help.
Gray Lace (1908) Released in 2015
Silver Cotton (1910) Hopefully released in November 2016
Golden Leaf (1912) Prayerfully released in late summer 2017
“But, I digress”. Editing…the editing of Silver Cotton is now into round 4. My wonderful publisher would appreciate it being on her desk by August 30! I will continue to tackle commas, spelling, missing minor characters, excessive wording, empathy for my main character, Kirsten Delamere, and emotional moments of mess.
I had best get busy. I learned the hard way that a book full of she-crab soup can be she-crap in no time at all, and very embarrassing during a book talk.
I posted recently on a different media that editing by reading out loud was hilarious and humiliating. True, true, very true.
Enough!
Eleanor Tatum 
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