Want to know what makes me happy right now? The fact that someone like Michael Crichton said this:
Books aren't written, they're rewritten. Including your own.
It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh
rewrite hasn't quite done it.
~Michael Crichton
Because if he spends rewrite after rewrite to get his books the way they need to be, then we all should expect ours to, too.
This calls for a really indulgent, comfort food-ish cookie. Enjoy!
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10 comments:
You know, that kind of makes me feel better. :D so excited that your getting to close!
I'm now hungry. Have a great weekend!
I could do with a fresh-from-the-oven cookie about now.
Great quote - and very reassuring! If only I could reach into the screen and grasp that cookie. I can almost smell it...
Great quote. Thanks for the cyber cookie. : )
basically, that's my mantra as I go back through to rewrite a book. And then edit it. And maybe rewrite the bloody thing again. I know it's frustrating, but there's no arguing with the end product.
I actually enjoy when I have to do significant rewriting and restructuring of a book. It's like getting to write it twice, thrice, or more, and go on that journey all over again, even years later.
I won a copy of your book! Just had to brag ;)
Accepting that massive rewrites is the norm was the hardest, yet most comforting thing I ever learned!
I love that quote, too, Peggy! I didn't want to believe it when I was a novice writer, only a few years ago! But as time went by and I rewrote and rewrote and rewrote before even sending it to any kind of editor, I saw it with my own eyes! If I would've published my memoir any sooner (almost there!) it wouldn't have any good, at all! It HAS been a long and grueling process, but when the light at the end of the tunnel appears....magic!
I've loved seeing all your launch news these past few weeks. Just finished Sky Jumpers this weekend and loved it! It's been so fun to tag along for the journey, and your quotes in this post are right on.
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