I was always skeptical about how effective taking time away from my work would really be for the editing process. I’m so invested in my text that it feels like I know it too well, no matter what. But last night, I revisited a small section of manuscript for the first time in two weeks, and I can’t believe what a difference such a short period of distance makes. I was able to dive in and steer the couple of scenes in a more directed, forwardly moving way now that I have some outlined goals since the last time I read it, and now I’m formulating some ideas that will help address these issues. Tomorrow, with the arrival of my new, extremely portable computer (now I really have to become a writer to justify in full this purchase), I may even embark on a new chapter. I know I need a lot more distance from it, but this is a start, certainly.
In other extremely related news, my novel needs a new title. No one mentioned how extremely laborious this whole naming situation would be. To the top of the queue it goes.
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