So, what’s the best way to celebrate finishing your first full edit of your book? Having a glass of fizz and defrosting the freezer obviously!!! Its called doing one of the jobs you have been putting off while you have been writing and editing!
I am so happy to have finished my first full edit. Lots more work to do, but feeling pretty chuffed with myself! I have learned so much. One main thing is not to stress quite so much! Stick to your story, listen to feedback and try to apply it. I love my characters – you WILL too or else I will set Tom on you… Some of you know about Tom… Some of you will be meeting him very soon 😉
Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement from everyone, it really helps. My plans now… after I have finished defrosting the freezer – I am pretty sure most top authors do similar things when they finish their first edit lol. My plans; Full read of it to make sure I have the storylines in the right order – then another edit – another read through – then ready to let my ‘Editors’ (some friends) check it over. then I hope to send to some publishers mid July – eeekkkkkkkk. I am literally going to faint if anyone responds lol.
Anyway off to freeze my fingers off and sup my fizz. night my friends xx
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After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live in Nottinghamshire. I enjoy reading, writing (of course), travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking).
At the beginning of my writing journey, I started a blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing life. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!))
A fantasy novel; A Festival of Time: Book One: Escape was my last self-published novel. I’m currently working on editing book two ready for publication and writing book three. Click on ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates.
In 2021 I signed an online publishing contact with Saga Fiction. I have three stories published with them and three coming soon!
A bit about my writing journey so far…
I have a story in, The Brinwade Chronicles, which was created with my writing group, the Fosseway Writers. This was published in September 2020 and is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. I’ve also contributed to a Fosseway collaborate novel, Burning Old School Ties and we have another idea in the pipeline!
In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time there I wrote a journal about our bucket list 43-day adventure. This has now been turned into a travel guide: 187 Kilometres, turn left - now available on Amazon.
A Christmas Wish, is my third self-published story, which came to life after I’d published a Game of Souls in December 2018. My short story, A night lost to the past, won third place in the Newark Book Festival 2018 writing competition, which was run by the Fosseway Writers group. This was well received, and many readers asked me to develop and expand the story. A Christmas Wish and A night lost to the past have now been reedited and have been published with Saga Fiction.
Never one to let my fingers rest, and in true author style, I have a couple of other projects itching to have their turn! A horror/crime thriller, along the lines of Silence of the Lambs, one of my favourite stories. And a psychological thriller series - book one based in York, book two in Jersey, and book three in New Zealand. One day I will get around to finishing them…
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Well done on your achievement.
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Thanks x
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Congratulations!! (for defrosting your freezer on a Thursday night?! Definitely rock star behaviour! 😂) Oh yes….and for completing the first edit!!! 🙂 Amazing!
It has been inspiring reading about your progress on this blog…. And also a little disturbing at times when you’ve given little hints of Tom’s character in some of your text messages …😲 I can’t wait to find out more…. (I think?)! Good luck with the next steps!!!! X
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Ah thanks so much mate. Tom is so mis-understood – maybe its the way i tell it 😂. Looking forward to sharing what happens next!! Maybe Tom or Hope will surprise us all 😉. Xx
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Well done on first edit, hard work pays off! Hey just thought, if you print off a copy of finished article, sign it of course and sell it to me you will be published!
Well done again
Steve c
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Haha brilliant!! Thanks Steve. I did print it off today so i could do my second edit and full read through. I did get a fabulous feeling seeing all my words on paper. I am gonna be a mess if i ever get published!! The excitement will ridiculous! I will become famous in the town… ‘have you seen that strange girl that walks around town grinning like a cheshire cat and constantly has a glass of Prosecco in her hand?’ Says Steve to Jenny, “yes i have! I have been told to avoid her at all times’ says Jenny 😂😂😂
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Well done and enjoy the fizz!
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Thanks. Felt quite good getting the freezer done as well lol.
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