Sunday, April 19, 2009

Editing.

Wow. I feel like a camel at an oasis in the middle of the Sahara. I've drunk so much water today it's almost astonishing. You know Nalgene bottles? 32 ounces each. I'm on my third. Well, I guess if I'm thirsty . . .

So I've started editing my book now. I've found that it is much easier to edit on paper, so I printed off the prologue, and found there is much more that I want to change than I had originally thought. But that's okay. I wrote the beginning so long ago. . . god, it must have been March of my sophomore year that I first began this entire thing. Damn. *pauses a moment*

It's been quite a while since I wrote the beginning of my book, and my writing has changed and (hopefully) improved quite a bit since then. So, I need to update that part, and edit it and make it sound better. I think there's a lot missing from the prologue that should be there, especially since I've figured out some plot-lines since then that change some things drastically and mean I need to take notice of other things more. Character personalities, for instance, and the ever-present foreshadowing that hint at something that definitely comes up in the epilogue. I'm excited, but still, this is very daunting.

One step at a time though, one at a time.

I need to do some chores, now, then. I guess I truly ought to, it'll improve my mother's mood at least a little if I do. Lol. I ought to try, at the very least. So, goodbye for the day, or the moment.

Pleasant musings. ;)

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