The Proof Reader
It has taken me two and a half years (since October 2005)to complete Immortal Obsession. I am proud of every moment I worked on it; every ounce of blood, sweat and love I have poured into my novel. I hope that I have created something of beauty and joy which gives my readers as much joy to read as it was for me to write.
When the dreaded suggestion of line editing was presented to me I cringed. Not that I don't think my novel needs cleaning up. It does, believe me. I just don't have the patience to do it and I consider myself a very patient person. It's tedious and I believe that a writer cannot edit their own work. We are too close to it to see beyond the glaring misspellings, etc. That is where the proof reader comes in. Like a knight on a white horse, they come to our aid!
I give them alot of credit for taking any novel and without knowing anything about it, trying to make sense of it as well as clean it up. It's a challenge but I know my vampires are safe with her. Now I am free to begin my next task.....researching agents!.
When the dreaded suggestion of line editing was presented to me I cringed. Not that I don't think my novel needs cleaning up. It does, believe me. I just don't have the patience to do it and I consider myself a very patient person. It's tedious and I believe that a writer cannot edit their own work. We are too close to it to see beyond the glaring misspellings, etc. That is where the proof reader comes in. Like a knight on a white horse, they come to our aid!
I give them alot of credit for taking any novel and without knowing anything about it, trying to make sense of it as well as clean it up. It's a challenge but I know my vampires are safe with her. Now I am free to begin my next task.....researching agents!.
posted by Denise K. Rago at 6:48 AM
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