Welcome Misha! Thank you for following my blog. You made my crazy day exciting.
I am hiding from my first novel. Why? Well, I realized that I have 6 drafts (only 3 are printed out) of my first novel. Is that normal? I don't think so. I keep rewriting and then editing it. And after page 200 I stopped reading. Because once again I started changing it. I refuse to have a 7Th draft. At what point will I stop? The scary thing is that I don't know!
I was considering having my brother read my book. I never let him read it before because he is super critical. As part of his job he has to review scientific articles and let me tell you...After he is done the pages look as if it has been colored in by a two year old. He can find a error amongst thousands of words. Why use him you ask? Because if I can get him to like my work then I know I have some talent. And trust me, he won't spare my feelings. He used to edit my assignments for college and he always made me redo them at least twice. Only problem is that he might see me differently. Let's just say some of the content is a bit too graphic for his liking.
Just out of curiosity, how many drafts do you have of your novel? Do you perhaps have more than 6?
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Well, it's really nice to know that I'm not the only one having this problem. I haven't gotten to six yet, but I assure you it won't be long until I do. As soon as I'm done with a scene or a major part of the plot, I get the BEST idea, so I go back and revise it. Again and again and again.
ReplyDeleteI wish you the best of luck. It's so hard to get that scene (or entire book) right.
And remember to have fun :)
-Wolfie