I'm going through my manuscript one final time - this time with paper and pen. I sat on the couch last night and went through a ton of pages and let me tell you - taking a week off from looking at the novel has done me a world of good. I'm not as close to it as I was, enabling me to see things I need to fix. When 11 p.m. rolled around, I was not happy. I was on a roll and I think I could have stayed up much later than that if only I didn't have to get up and go to work. :-)
I have my first diabetes teaching class tonight. I'm anxious to see what I can do to further my education of this disease and to keep myself from getting any complications. Of course, I'm sure they'll tell me that I can't gorge on chocolate chip cookie dough!!!
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Living in the Land of "I Don't Wanna"
I'm currently at war with myself. The "you should be..." committee is fighting with the "I don't wanna" committ...
Good luck with the edits. I know what you mean about not wanting to stop when you're on a roll. I love that feeling.
ReplyDeleteOk, the not gorging on chocolate chip cookie dough would be a given. Just don't tell 'em you did it. What they don't know won't hurt 'em. Right? ;)
ReplyDeleteI too print out my ms and go through it with a pen. I can 'see' it better that way.
Good luck. I love editing hardcopy. The pages fly!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to getting back to my manuscript. It's been sitting in a corner waiting since November while I worked on the first draft of D&B. I'm hoping the time off will help me tighten up some areas and cut what I don't need.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Dana - what they don't know won't hurt you. *gg* Actually, my uncle who has had diabetes his entire life says it doesn't hurt if you fall off every once in a while - emphasis on once in a while as long as you keep things in perspective.
ReplyDeleteWonderful news about the writing - sometimes stepping back does work.