So the last time I modified the document with novel 8 in it was… September. That’s too long ago.
It’s not a huge surprise (to me, at least) because working at a game store, as I did, resulted in very little time or energy between October and January. But then in January I gave notice to my boss that I would be leaving in March, and so there was a lot of time and energy spent prepping for me stepping away, and then suddenly it was April and it’s been almost 6 months since I’ve actually edited or written anything in this book.
That changes today! Today I opened the file and started editing over from Chapter 1. There’s a big of foreshadowing I do early in the novel that my editor thinks muddies the end of the book, and I think she’s right. So I’m going to be chopping out parts and cleaning up the rest so that the story is as smooth and clean as possible. Then one more editorial pass (hopefully next week, we will see), and then boom, finished Novel 8!
That’s the plan. I love a good plan! And with the short story I submitted done and… well, submitted, it’s nice to get to work on the next major project!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!