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summer waits

Summer waits for the icicles to melt from the porch swing

Published April 26, 2013

Categorized as Just Write, outdoors, Poems, Winter, Writing Tagged icicles, porch swing, winter

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I see it happening in social media groups all the

I see it happening in social media groups all the time. A writer finishes their very first novel and asks for advice and there’s always a few yahoos who tell them not to bother “wasting” their time & money hiring a professional to do a developmental edit. Just publish your work, they’re told. You don’t even need a proofreader if you’ve got the right software. This terrible advice kills potentially good or even great books before they even have a chance. This advice kills a writer’s dreams. Here’s the truth: If you want to raise the bar on your writing, you have to do the work. You have to invest in yourself with time and practice and yes - sometimes even money. Buy the books, take the courses. There’s no way around it. If you want more help, hire a book coach or work with a developmental editor. Just like you’d hire a piano teacher or a personal trainer at the gym. Professionals who love their craft and care about helping you be the best you can be.

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This morning when I got up, I read an article in t

This morning when I got up, I read an article in the paper that reminded me of something in the novel my writing partner has been working on this last year. And then I realized…the novel is finished.

When I did the last line edit and sent the manuscript back to her with huge congratulations last week, I never stopped to consider that I haven’t said goodbye to her characters.

It’s over. The beautiful story is told. it’s going to be a book on the shelf in all the bookstores someday and I can’t wait to see it there and buy a copy or ten.

But meanwhile…I don’t know if I’m ready to say goodbye to it yet.

Authors often go through a mourning period when the book is finally finished and ready to embark on the next step.

And now I know that book coaches do, too.

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