I’ve been on tenterhooks all this week because I knew that my edits would be due in this week. And until I get the edits, I’m a bit of a nervous wreck, because I don’t know if my editor has liked the story or not.
The deadline passed, and my nerves grew even more, because what was going on. Was the story really crappy and she was taking a while to get through it? Did the storyline not come through properly? Were my characters flat?
On Friday I got a message from my editor. “Hey, I hope you’ve had a good week. Just wanted to send you a quick update that I’m nearly finished with your copyedit and expect to have it back to you mid next week. What a story! Wow!” I hope that means that she’s enjoying the story!
I’m also in the process of putting a store together to sell my books direct as well as through Kobo, Amazon, and Draft2Digital. If I do this, I will probably make the books cheaper for people to buy the books through me, and more expensive if you buy through other retailers. As a result, my website is looking a little different at the moment, but it’s a work in progress.
I’ve been writing Grace’s story, and I hope to get that finished next week or the week after. My Angel story has kind of ground to a halt, because my characters need more work. They aren’t dimensional enough. I need to make them more ‘realistic’. Hopefully it’s a small glitch that I can work on and get back writing in no time.
I’m also editing Carol’s Christmas and working my way through those. I’ve also been back to my lady friends for some more information from them about their procedures to fill in the details that I missed the first time around. The ladies have been really lovely and helpful, and I really appreciate their time.