May 29, 2018: How important is revision?
“If the story is good, I will look past the many mistakes,” said no editor ever.
So buckle your seat belts, pour another cup of coffee, and hold on because after
more revisions that I can possibly count, I’m fixin’ to tell you the truth. Each
time I’ve sent Blood Money back, I thought it was the absolute best it could
be. Each time I received it back, mistakes jumped off the page. How could there
possibly still be mistakes after all these years and revisions? Still, there
they were. I’ve read many times, the mind (especially YOUR mind) sees what YOU
meant to write. That’s Sandi-lish, not necessary English, but the meaning still
holds. So I spent the past two weeks reading though Blood Money for the
umpteenth time, and I found more than 25 edits…on the first 100 pages! In
addition, this time something new surfaced. I identified a weak area involving
an important sub-plot, but for the life of me, I didn’t know how to tie it
together. Several days later, viola! The missing piece fell into place. Only a
few words were required, but the story melded into a nice little nod to our
Veterans. The timing could not have been better, as it preceded Memorial Day by
only two days. No matter how many times
I’ve read through Blood Money, I still find something to improve. Are revisions
tiring? You bet’cha. Will it be worth it in the end? Absolutely! Don’t be a
lazy writer. Don’t fool yourself into thinking somewhere there’s an Editor just
chomping at the bit to receive your underdeveloped, error-ridden manuscript. I’ve
been subbing for almost ten years and I never found that fairy god-mother. I
doubt you will, either. If you do, please email me his/her name!
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
In Alex Baker’s small world, where she’s in love with Greg,
the man of her dreams, everything is perfect. When she inherits Aunt Ria’s vast
estate in Boston, Massachusetts−complete with a huge mansion, stables, staff,
and more money than Alex could spend in two lifetimes, she finds a new interest
in lawyer Kyle Patterson.
After a series of unexplained accidents, Alex fears someone
is trying to harm her. Her perfect little world is turned upside down, and she
narrowly escapes with her life. Could Greg be responsible?
Needing to sort through her emotions, Alex escapes to Aunt
Ria’s beloved cabin in Maine—a decision that could cost her everything.
Stay tuned on release date and how to get your signed copy!
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