Basically, I was smitten.
And then I waited.
In an introduction e-mail from the acquisition editor, I was told, This business is a lot of waiting followed by breathless moments of "get this done now, please!" And, well, that pretty much sums up the last eight weeks of my life (not that I've been counting).
Every morning, I checked my e-mail with equal parts excitement and nerves. I couldn't wait to get started on edits, yet I was terrified to read what a professional editor thought of my
So you can imagine the butterflies floating around in my stomach--who, by the way were apparently all carrying atomic bombs--when I got the e-mail I'd be waiting for. It was time for my first round edits.
Now, let me say that my editor is not a scary person. In the few interactions I've had with her, she's been very nice, informative, and friendly. That still didn't stop the anxiety I felt over opening her notes and reading what she thought needed to be changed or worked on or even--gasp--deleted.
I'm not new to having people critique my work. I have a strong network of amazing women that help me with anything and everything that comes flying from my fingers. They make changes, offer suggestions, tell me what's working and what's not. Even still, the nervousness I felt when I opened my editor's suggestions had nothing on the anxiety I'd felt sending my MS to pre-readers and betas.
I don't know what it is, really. Maybe it's that this is a person I've never had any interaction with before. Maybe it's that she's a professional editor. Or maybe it's just that this means I am really on this journey. This marks the first steps toward publication.
And, I'll be honest, as much as that excites me, it scares the shit out of me, also.
Once this sucker is all polished and pretty, once the time comes where my book is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, that's it. I will always, always be a published author.
Freak out? Absolutely.
But I want this. I've worked hard for this.
And I'm ready.
10 comments:
So very, very excited for you, B!! I can't wait to read your book :) Congratulations!
Squee!! Super excited for you! =)
So very excited for you. You deserve all the success that comes your way! <3 Congrats!
ILY so freaking much, PV! And I couldn't be prouder. <3
Yaaay! I'm so excited for you! I cant wait to read this bad boy! ;)
I completely agree that that first round of edits from a professional is completely different from the advice and critiques from friends. The editor a) is a professional, b) has no social obligation not to break your poor little heart, and c) actually has a say in what the final manuscript is going to look like.
Regardless, you've got an awesome attitude and an awesome story, and I can't wait to see it in print!
*bounces around* This is such an exciting time for you! I'm thrilled to be included (even as a bystander/witness?) in your launch into authordom. Congrats! I know that ALL the good things are coming your way! Also, I can't wait to read your first book. :D
~Christina
P.S. Your blog is so preeeetty!
I'm so damn excited for you and you have worked hard and deserve all the success in the world!
Xox
I'm so happy for you, really. I can't wait to follow your experience. Also, I cannot wait to read
SO EXCITED FOR YOU! This couldn't have happened to a more wonderful or deserving person! Go get 'em, girl! XOXO
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