I’m about 3/4 of the way through my first draft of Snow-whatever-it’s-called-now and I realise that editing is really not my thing.

Now I’m sure it’s probably not many writers’ “thing” but still some of us are better at it than others.  Some even have jobs doing this.  I don’t have the patience.  However, when I say that it isn’t my thing I mean I don’t like editing my own work.  When my CP points out inconsistencies or errors I am very happy to look at them and make the changes.  It is my own eye that I don’t trust.

Also, the thing is, I’m done writing this.  Why do I have to look at it again?  I mean, really, isn’t it superb to begin with?  O  Well, no, it’s not.  BUT, it isn’t bad.  Yes, there are edits definitely needed.  Could I possibly use “and” more than I do to connect thoughts? 

The neat thing I have found about this round of edits is that the story is actually ok.  In fact, I rather like it.  You may be thinking “well sure you do, you wrote it”, but let me tell you that by the end of it I hated it.  I thought it was pointless and silly.  Having just re-read the whole thing I see that it is not, or at least it’s not to me.  And my CP said she likes it too.  Course, I pay her to say that so…

Now it’s time for some :foodsmiley: because I was up all night with a sick baby and I’m feeling rather like :sick: myself.  This morning I start editing Chapter 11.  Only six more to go!