I wrote THE END under my latest novel about a month ago. Sir Terry Pratchett is credited with saying ‘The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.’ I left it alone for a couple of weeks, then took it up with a critical eye. I’ve amended, tweaked, changed, deleted, added – all the usual stuff, but it hasn’t yet been looked at by anyone outside my own head. I’ve just sent it to my editor – now for the first time I’m telling someone else the story. I hope it makes sense from the outside.
Unless he suggests using it to light the barbie, in a month or so I should receive suggestions and advice to make it a strong story and one that has impact (and makes sense). As fellow writers will know, this is the scary bit!
Unless he suggests using it to light the barbie, in a month or so I should receive suggestions and advice to make it a strong story and one that has impact (and makes sense). As fellow writers will know, this is the scary bit!
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