I put this off a bit at the beginning of this month, mostly due to a wedding I was in (#8, by the way, if you’re keeping track of my bridesmaid adventures). But I’ve made myself sit and work through this very changed draft of Phase. Mostly, it’s tweaking, but when the major changes come later … Continue reading
I finished my hand editing of Phase last night. 24 hours before my deadline (my own and enforced by my friend, Haley). The final sixty pages or so was a lot of cutting out scenes, moments because in the process of editing, a lot of things have changed. A lot. And I’m okay with that. I’m choosing … Continue reading
I just finished up my third round of edits. Yes, 3rd round. And in all honesty, none of the edits were as difficult or soul-sucking as I was afraid they might be. Took some hours, yeah and I even did some of my own tweaking. But I just sent it back to my editor (who … Continue reading
So I sent off my first copy of post-edit Phase back to my editor late, late Sunday night. Actually, let’s be honest, it was early morning because I was determined that it would be in her email inbox by Monday morning. Despite staying up way, way past my bedtime, I couldn’t sleep for quite a bit. … Continue reading
I’m almost a full week into my spring break and although not everything is done like I’d hoped, I think the sleep I’ve gotten was pretty important too. I have stuff still to grade and prepare for, but I’ve gotten a good portion done. I hope to make a bigger dent today and tomorrow before … Continue reading
This was my very first attempt at making an omelet. Didn’t work so much, but it tasted awesome. One of the students at my school raises chickens so they were organic, free-range eggs with some cheese and sea salt added. The most elaborate breakfast I’ve had in a while. So on Thursday, I got the … Continue reading
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