This week, I will be getting my feedback from the Beta readers (who are kind of like a focus group in business). I will likely have to fix things before going to press. The writer’s work is NEVER done, but, at some point, I have to draw the line in the sand, and go with it.
The publication process for this manuscript has been the equivalent of an undergraduate degree. I learned how much I didn’t know about writing, the craft itself, and about pleasing the reader. Bad writing CAN be informative. Fixing bad writing is an education.
The telling of a good tale is far more complex than I imagined when I started this writer’s journey.
You are so right in that a writer’s work is never done. That’s the tough part about editing and revising – knowing when to stop!
Good luck with your manuscript!
Thank you, for your comment Jennifer. My decision is my final editing stops by October 1! Tine to move on to the next book.