"I AM PERFECTLY CONVICED BY IT THAT MR. DARCY HAS NO DEFECT. HE OWNS IT HIMSELF WITHOUT DISGUISE" - Elizabeth Bennet
So I concidered for a moment what I would write about for my first attempt at a blog. I will keep this short and sweet. I am currently looking for a professional editor and have sent out the first chapter as a trial to a few potential editors. They edit it, and I see if I like their edits. It is kind of like an interview for a job. I recieved it back from one already and I must admit that she did a fine job. There was more red in the first few pages than in any other part of the chapter combined......which only shows me that a great begining is very important.
I fully admit that handing over my baby I have been working on since April to someone who really knows her stuff was scary but exciting. Do I really want to know how bad it is? Will she be impressed? Will she get hooked from the begining and want to read more? Will she see the subplots that I set up in the first chapter? Will she like the pros I use? I wasn't sure of what to expect. I did know it was not perfect and was prepared to see some red. I may be a writer, but I truly suck at editing my own stuff. Not only that, but this was my first attempt to write in the Regency time period and that can be challenging.
So when I got the edits back and read through them, I thought of the quote above. When Miss Elizabeth says this to Caroline Bingley, Mr. Darcy responds, "I have made no such pretention. I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding." I am humbled to admit that I do have faults and my "baby", Mr. Darcy's Promise, will be picked through like the clearance rack at Kohls. But in the end.....I hope people will buy a "good find".
Jeanna
Hey Lady Publications
I fully admit that handing over my baby I have been working on since April to someone who really knows her stuff was scary but exciting. Do I really want to know how bad it is? Will she be impressed? Will she get hooked from the begining and want to read more? Will she see the subplots that I set up in the first chapter? Will she like the pros I use? I wasn't sure of what to expect. I did know it was not perfect and was prepared to see some red. I may be a writer, but I truly suck at editing my own stuff. Not only that, but this was my first attempt to write in the Regency time period and that can be challenging.
So when I got the edits back and read through them, I thought of the quote above. When Miss Elizabeth says this to Caroline Bingley, Mr. Darcy responds, "I have made no such pretention. I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding." I am humbled to admit that I do have faults and my "baby", Mr. Darcy's Promise, will be picked through like the clearance rack at Kohls. But in the end.....I hope people will buy a "good find".
Jeanna
Hey Lady Publications
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