My finished manuscript is in the hands of a friend I refer to as the Queen of Red Ink. Since she takes her duty seriously, stray commas will be dashed, new ones placed, word choices questioned and over used words banished. My beautiful novel will be bloodied.
Writing: I have several readers for my manuscripts. The first tell me if what they read is a novel or a near miss. The next get fussier. The last is the Queen of Red Ink. I take 95% of my readers' comments--I want people to understand and enjoy my book. I take 85% of the Queen's comments, claiming writing style differences.
Writers have to take criticism if they want their books read and if they want to write their best.
sounds brutal ... but congratulations on the finish!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on making it to the Queen! (That sounds like a good title - the Queen of Red Ink) What type of novel is it you've written..and is it your first?
ReplyDeleteI cannot WAIT to read your reply to friend Joyce...:)
ReplyDeleteThe novel, OF the One is a science fiction thriller. and ok, I will admit it-- this is my seventh book. I had agents for two, but none have been published yet. Writing is an obsession (illness)for me.
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