While waiting to (hopefully) hear great news from a large publisher, I have spent the last few months doing another full edit on my six-book series. Though I revised each book in the series about a dozen times, this was the first and only time that I have done a revision from the start of book 1 until the end of book 6, as opposed to one book at a time. This was very helpful to me, and I made a lot of nice changes and even a couple of crucial catches.
Also, in this last edit I approached the series more as a reader than as the writer, and I found myself enjoying the process. Overall, I reaffirmed my confidence in the series and was quite proud of the final result. There's nothing wrong with patting yourself on the back, especially in the privacy of your own mind.
Now, I've decided to take on a couple of short stories. This should help take my mind off the waiting.
Anything to take my mind off the waiting!!!
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About Me
- Jim Melvin
- Clemson, SC, United States
- I was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., but grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla. I graduated from the University of South Florida (Tampa) in 1979 with a B.A. in Journalism. I now live in South Carolina near the Blue Ridge Mountains, a pleasant setting for writing, to say the least. I was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years and I currently work at the Charlotte Observer. I am married with five daughters.
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Jim Melvin, a veteran journalist, debuts as novelist.
5 comments:
Consider it patiently anticipating the good things to come.
:)
Wisely said.
Isn't it funny how everything happens for a reason. I'm so happy you got to go back with your readerly eyes and do some revising. Me? I'm sitting on my hands until I get the big Go Ahead to order. Soon. I can feel it.
Hey Jim,
My name is Elizabeth Bellows. I was also published through Rain (The Realm of Azra's Pith) Have you heard of authonomy.com? It's sort of a writers showcase provided by Harper Collins. If you have not yet heard from anyone, I think you could do quite well there:)
Best Wishes, and I hope you're still writing.
Elizabeth:
Thanks much for the tip! I'll check it out.
Jim
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