And so it begins again.
That’s right: revisions! I’m cautiously optimistic that this will be the round that brings Some Girls together. THIS is IT. And I have to say my editor’s notes could pass as frameable art, guys. In a museum. I really love the way she thinks. She is genius at what she does and I adore working with her.
Least of all because she sees through me in the BEST ways.
Like, when I told her any repetition she happens to see in my novel is my attempt at being Post-Modernist she called me out on it, which is good because if I could use Post-Modernism as an excuse for being lazy… I would. I’m not proud to admit it, but I would.
So it is good to have an editor who won’t let you be lazy and makes you work hard. She is a total rockstar and I’m excited to work the hell out of this manuscript. I will reward myself with bon-bons when I am done, although I am not sure if bon-bons taste so good after hard work because they are truly edibles for lazy people. For example, I could eat them right now at this very second and they’d taste GREAT, but eating them post-revising this manuscript? They would be tainted with the knowledge that I sweat for them.
Clearly I will have to buy myself THINGS as a reward when I am done instead.
Aaaah, material goods. They feel so good when I buy them.
I was going to talk more about the revision process, like a rare blog entry about the actual process of writing as seen through my eyes, but maybe I should save that for when I am done revising, if at all. I have the hardest time writing about the writing process. I adore my writer friends who so thoughtfully analyze their process and make me FEEL like more of a a writer by sheer virtue of a PEEK at what goes into the words on their pages. I could seriously read those types of blog entries forever, but unfortunately every time I sit down and try to it just devolves into a rants about stuff like how the cast of Twilight looks FAR TOO SMUG FOR MY TASTES THESE DAYS.
So it’s probably good that I don’t.
Anyway, I will try to be better about simultaneously blogging and revising, but I can make no guarantees. Unless it’s about Toto’s awesomeness. I can certainly guarantee you THAT.
In the mean time, watch this. It will put a smile on your face and make you cry if you are a crier, which I am, so it did (via Brilliant Briony).
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Tuesday April 14th, 2009 @ 4:48am
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categories: some girls are (your mom),writing
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You are delightfully random, mwah!
I have to be! I don’t want a wifey to leave me. I need to keep them on their toes!
Naw, I’m glad you liked Raymond Crowe my brilliant CP – if only you were in my neck of the woods, we could go and see him together and rejoice!
And I like to read about your writerly exploits – I’m still struggling with the whole writing thing.
I think one of the THINGS you should buy yourself is this.
Hee! This wifey isn’t going anywhere. We must pound our revisions into submission together!
(though I am wickedly envious over your AMAZING editor)
Buying yourself material things as a reward. WHY DID I NOT THINK OF THIS. You are brilliant. Now I just need to do something worthy of a reward. Or can I just skip straight to the bon-bons?
Oh yay! So glad everything is coming together for you Courtney!
Try to blog for us, bb! If only to wipe the smug smiles off the faces of that Twilight cast! *shakes fist* And also, cuz your blogs are like none I have ever seen…always entertaining…and they make me smile…and contain shadow puppets. And Toto. Who could really ask for more? Don’t evah stop!
Super cool video – love that song. Can you make shadow puppets? Unfortunately not a talent I have :(
Good luck with your revisions!!!! I hope you don’t have to work too hard this round :)
omg that video is amazing. *sends to a million people*
Um… you’re not… leaving again… are you? *sniffles*
Can’t wait to read Some Girls Are! *sniffles*
I know this is probably weird but I love revising, even though it kind of sucks. I found a few betas who are so smart and fearless. I love having people to bounce ideas off and I KNOW my revised ms is light years better than draft one because of that give and take suggestion process. I can’t wait to have my very own agent/editor to work with someday.
Hello Courtney. :) I just wanted to stop by and say I LOVED CUTB! I read it in 3 hours at Barnes and Noble about a month ago. (I did not buy it. I sat in a comfy corner chair and read it and put it back. I’m sorry – no, really, I feel so awful. I’ll order it off Amazon as soon as my mom lets me use her credit card again. If it’s worth anything, I’ve been annoying to my friends about how awesome it was, maybe they’ll buy it?)
Having none of my own, I would love to hear about your process if you can manage. I basically write whenever I feel like it, that is to say, only on the weekends, and in little pathetic spurts. This is horrible form but I can’t stop. I don’t know how I’ve written as much as I have.
I’ll conclude this long comment (it’s very late) with a threat: SGA had better be awesome. Good luck with revisions!
Just wanted to say I’m with you in the revision zone – it’s very quiet here but I think some sun is starting to peek through the clouds. No, wait, it’s gone.
Hey, I think I see its glint again…nope, must’ve been something in my eye.
Very repetitive here in the revision zone too. But we absolutely must break free for bon-bons!!
@Briony omg, that would be so awesome. One day, we must! And I think struggling with writing is par for the course, bb. That is how you know your’e a writer!!!
@whitney Now that I have a credit card… mwahahaha.
@Susan Adrian *SKITTLE TOAST*
@Annika EVERYTHING YOU DO IS WORTHY OF AN AWARD AND BON-BONS, IN MY OPINION. SO THERE.
@Angela Thank you!!
@Emily I FAILED SO MISERABLY AT BLOGGING FOR EVERYONE, bb. The Smug Twilight Cast won. Tears. I feel I have failed you.
@sruble I wish I was that talented! But I cannot do shadow puppets. Thank you for the revisions! It was the most intensive round yet but also the funnest. :)
@mehmet SERIOUSLY. I love it.
@pseudosu that’s not weird! I wish I loved revising more–it depends, really. The first two rounds of SGA did wonders for the book but they were really, really hard. The last round was AWESOME. I really enjoyed it (it also got hard near the end). Glad you found some good betas!! & That last part–you will. :)
@Emilia Hi! Thank you SO MUCH! (Please forgive the delay in getting back to your comment–revision hermitude, ahoy!). I’m thrilled you enjoyed CUTB and that you’ve spread word to your friends. Every bit of positive word of mouth helps! Thank you so much. And embrace your writing process! It’s different for everyone. It’s not when you write, it’s that you write. :) Thanks again for your kind words! I hope you enjoy SGA when it comes out and thanks for the luck. :)
@CK THE LIGHT, THE TEMPORARY LIGHT! LET US ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS.