I thought by now I'd be nursing my bruised writer ego suffered from feedback and edits from my mentor. I'm not because I've not yet heard from him. This time of year, he's probably a busy man. This time of my life, I need to know what to fix in my writing. The sooner I hear back the better I'll feel. I knew I was meant to write when I realized I want construction criticism so I can improve.
I've stopped waiting and started revising. I submitted the first 15 pages of my 106-page manuscript (ms) from the 3-Day-Novel Contest to Humber as part of my application. Presumably, that is the work he will examine and send back to me by snail mail, sporting copious red marks. I'm ready for it. In the meantime, I will be ploughing through the subsequent pages making improvements as much as I can, making changes recommended to me by my writing critique group and a savvy book club, as well as noting elements to research -- something for which I had no time during the 3-day writing session in the fall.
I've covered Chapters 1 &2 and am crawling through Chapter 3. It's not bad but it's not great...yet. I won't give up. I want this to soar!
~ bobbie
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