Editing

After writing the last post, I pulled up a list of notes I’d jotted when writing Next Time. That jogged a few brain cells, but made me realize it was going to take longer to get back into this book than I’d expected. After all, I finished it right before Christmas, which by my count is over 70 days ago.

I pulled up a couple of character sketch documents and struggled for a few minutes. I couldn’t remember the names of some of the characters. That was when I decided a quick read-through of the manuscript was necessary.

Rather than going full-in on editing I think it’s best to refamiliarize myself with the story, get a sense for the flow, take notes on the characters, and heck, get their names right. I don’t know how much this will add to the editing process, but I also don’t have a hard deadline. My goal is to get it right, not get it done fast.