It’s up a bit late as for a lot of reason I’ve been
quite slack over the last couple of weeks. I’d like to say it isn’t usual for
me, but unfortunately, it is.
A fact
I hate my books once I’ve written them.
It’s not in the simple way that I really hate them.
most of the time I absolutely love the idea, the way it’s come together and
just the story in generally, but I just can’t stand the sight of it once it’s
done. Which is a huge problem if you’re publishing as you end up having to read
it again and again and again.
Like all authors, I hate editing (sorta). It is honestly the
worst thing about publishing that come up, and being as I’m on my last
look, and there are yet another set of questions I have to answer and fix, the
annoying is up front.
But editing is like that. it’s mostly annoying because you have this book, you’ve done the legwork.
you’ve gotten it to a point of sending it off, only to have someone send it
back telling you this doesn’t make sense, this isn’t working, or I don’t understand
this word.
That one is my biggest editing pet peeve, honestly
the culture differences drives me up the walls, mostly because that’s what they
are. but because the company isn’t where I am I have to change it to be more
universal, which is fine, until we get to words that work, that everyone knows,
and the editor is telling you they don’t understand it so no one will.
Anyway, I could bitch a lot more about that, but I won’t,
because I get it, and if I didn’t want to deal with it all I have to do is pull myself
out of the publishing houses and go self-publishing. And I don’t want to do
that so I’ll pull up my big pants and change things that need changing, and
really they probably should be changed in the first place because it makes it
easier for everyone to read, and being as most of my readers aren’t Australian’s
then it’s better to take their advice.
But enough about that, because it’s not what I
wanted to talk about.
I generally can’t stand reading my books once they
are written.
I’m not sure why, and it’s not as bad when I feel
there’s something wrong with what I’ve written and I know the only way I can
figure it out is by reading it, but…yeah, I can’t stand it.
I don’t like the fact that I get emotional, I don’t
like the fact that I did something I know is good but don’t want to admit, or
maybe it’s because reading it I know I’d have to.
Did that make sense?
I know it’s something I can’t avoid. I find that it’s
easier to do editing when the books fresh in my mind then I do when it’s been
awhile, though I’m not sure if that’s only me.
The closer it is from finishing to editing, the more
you remember about your book, and therefore the faster you can read it.
For me, it’s the faster you can get it all over
with.
Now, in a few days, I’m starting this month’s promo,
and I want to add a note, I’m can fully and completely understand if this book
doesn’t cut it. The characters just weren’t working for me, and though I’m sure
there is a lot more I could have given the book itself, I can’t actually give
you any more, but you will learn a lot more about Dan, Eamon and the Doc in the
next series arc, I can promise you that.