Comments on: The editing plan

By: Sherri

Sherri — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:51:52 +0000

Well, if I don’t get it all done by my deadline, I’ll just tack on a week. And if I have to, I’ll tack on another. And eventually, it WILL be done! :D

By: Sherri

Sherri — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:49:43 +0000

Not ew. Ow. And I’m better now. :)

By: DarcsFalcon

DarcsFalcon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:29:57 +0000

A month? To do all of that? Seriously hon, allow 3. I mean it — that’s a lot of work and if you push yourself TOO hard on it you’ll lose interest and motivation in your story. Be gentle with you!

*hugs*

And it’ll all be fine hon, don’t worry. :)

By: DarcKnyt

DarcKnyt — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:39:40 +0000

You know, I can’t … um … relate, I guess, to the exploding uterus stuff. Is that a metaphor for something writerly? I hope so, ’cause otherwise … EEEWWW!

Good luck with it all. ;)

By: Sherri

Sherri — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:33:14 +0000

Yeah, and you know what I did? I made one of them from Spain and one from Mexico. So…yeah. I’m dumb. I also have a Scot who is about to become Scottish-American for the same reason. I don’t know why I make things so endlessly complicated.

Thanks for offering up your students. I’ll holler if I need ‘em. :)

By: Sherri

Sherri — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:22:09 +0000

Thank heaven for laptops, huh? I’ve moved to the couch where I’m way more comfy. As for the editing job, yeah, I did exactly that, quit so I could finish this novel. That all happened while you were away, but you didn’t miss much. I quit. The end. :)

So far I’ve been setting a deadline, and then if I get to the deadline and haven’t finished I just extend the deadline a week. I don’t allow myself to get down about it, and maybe extending it “only another week” tricks my brain, or keeps me from feeling overwhelmed. And what do you know, it only took two extensions to finish the first draft.

By: marta

marta — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:20:08 +0000

I give a novel several passes, but it takes me a year. I need to work faster.

Good luck with your editing. And you know, I teach ESL. I don’t speak Spanish, but I’ve got access to native Spanish speakers. Of course it will depend on which country the person is from because there are some differences–just to make your life difficult.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:07:16 +0000

I think your schedule sounds pretty sensible on paper as well. Don’t pull a Kristy and forget to allot for those occasional unplanned things that get you off track. I’ve learned that when I do stuff I have two different timelines… my self-imposed one and when the real deadline is. I tend to leave myself a bit more breathing space that way.

Oooh! I wanna beta read. Pick me, pick me!

Whoa wait a minute. Your ‘old’ job? Did you quit to focus on your novel? Did I miss something here? Sheesh, I’m a slacker!

BTW, hope you feel better soon.