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After allowing thoughts and direction to marinate in my head for a week, I will start dissecting edit #2. A part of me is trying to be positive, but the part that's lived with my characters for the last five years is having a sit-down strike. #books #edit #rewrite #writing

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:

1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;

2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;

3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

I'm so glad it went beautifully well😍! I love the smell of fresh ideas🤏. Goodluck🫂!

Nerve racking, but very fruitful. I had always thought of this book as a one-off, but am entertaining the idea of a series. There are lots of great story lines, but there are too many words for one book. I was encouraged that all of them wanted the main story line untouched. Thank you for asking :)

Met with beta readers Sunday. Had always thought of this book as a one off, but am entertaining the idea of a series. Lots of great story lines, but too many words for one book. Was encouraged that all of them wanted the main story line untouched. #books #writingcommunity #read

I love football, but watching these "fans" continue to prove that we have become an obsessive-compulsive society.

Oh my! Edit #1 is complete and only lost 100 words! Meet with Beta readers this afternoon and am hoping this will give some insight on some of the tougher decisions that will be made on Edit #2. #novel #writerscommunity #Readerscommunity #writing

Let us walk through
The field of flowers
So we may discover
Love's true power
-Jel

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Thank you. This is my first novel, so I'm not sure how to approach it. I just know that when starting the first edit, there were close to 150,000 words, so lots of trimming needed to be done.

Almost done with edit #1. This week comes a meeting with my beta readers and am approaching with a mix of excitement and dread. #writingcommunity #readers #novel #books

ELISABETH LOUISE VIGEE LE BRUN. We featured Vigee Le Brun in our first year of Artist of the Week in 2019. This is a self portrait as there are no photos available. Wasn't she lovely?
#romanticism #art #Paris #France

An odd feeling this morning as for the first time in five years there was no need to interact with my characters. It was actually a bit lonely. #books #writing #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

Hello and welcome! It starts with a first draft and finished mine today. The end is actually just the beginning. #book #novel #writing #writingcommunity