The URL For Reading About Editing

I found this link about editors and what they do so I'm posting it here so that I can read it later, or that you can peruse this for yourself. I'd write more on this, but I'm running out of time (I have places to be) so there you have it-

http://theeditorsblog.net/2011/02/01/duties-of-an-editor-how-editors-help-writers/

Page Count Update!!!

I'm super psyched-

Just checked to see my page count for the heck of it: 139

That's incredible (to me). I'm so happy! And that's with all the new stuff I've added. There's still some stuff I have to delete, and just a chapter or two I have to add and then I'm done. But 139 is excellent!!!! (especially compared to the original 805 count that was so overwhelming I could hardly even breathe)

Tuning Out Criticisms

Currently I'm in Eugene visiting my parents and I went to a face-to-face writer's meet up this morning where I've figured out why I've been having so much trouble finishing my book.

I've got it exactly where I've wanted it to go, despite minor errors and slight new additions and things that should be deleted. So I've been struggling with why the heck I can't finish my book. The meetup helped me break it down:

I'm currently an editor (in training) so I'm looking at everything through my writer's eye, but also through the eye of an editor. In order to accomplish anything (in my book), however, I have to just get my writer's voice out and going, then once that's out the critic has to come out and the writer's voice has to be silent.

In other words only one voice at a time should ever be speaking.

This is going to help me tremendously!