Glass Block
First time here? You might want to take a look at the Glass Block page first – launching on the 12th of November, which also happens to be my birthday!
I hate doing this – it’s almost like I’m coming and hanging my head in shame.
That’s not entirely accurate, but it’s how it feels.
First up – I’m having to do a major rethink of the edits that I had hoped were going to be light ones, which also means a major rethink on what I’m allowing to appear on the blog. It’s difficult to explain, so instead I’m just apologizing and rethinking the promotion project. Or, at least, delaying it.
Instead, I thought I’d talk a bit about the process of writing, the process of editing and post snippets as I’m going. Hopefully that’s not too much of a let down, and I apologize if you’ve been hoping to explore Elliot’s world though the stories I was going to share.
And, for those interested -
The edits are going – I’m at 2 out of 14 chapters right now, but I’m having to add some major components back in after the sparse approach didn’t work – at first I thought it was OK, but after some discussions with friends, my beloved and specifically two best friends that are writers, I’ve decided to pull it ‘back’ again and work on making sure the piece has the best balance I can give it, and that the back story, of which there is quite a bit, isn’t dumped in any one place. Basically, I’m making sure it’s all really good – and working with another editor, just to be entirely sure. I’m still aiming to release on June 4th, which is why I’m holding the post every two days project.
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My books are now listed on Goodreads. 
Finding a compatible editor can be a major undertaking. The writer and the editor have to sort of think alike — have at least a common view of the way a story or novel should hang together. If they don’t, it can be trouble. I don’t know (obviously) what kind of differences you had with your editor, but I know you’ll get the fixes made.
As per the prior reply, I couldn’t agree more. It took me over seven years of researching, writing, editing, re-researching, rewriting, and re-editing my book called Soul Trap. I had to put my own time into it at my own speed because every editor I ran up against wanted to not just correct for grammar and whatnot, but subtly coheres my writing style. My book is about new and revolutionary discoveries in the Bible found lurking just below the conscious reading level. To change my style was to change my book. So, in the end, I did it myself: all 20 chapters and 225 pages. It was tedious and time consuming, but I managed to pull it off. Renee Barratt just finished my cover. I am now looking to publish it as an ebook.