Five Things Make a (Mostly) Writerly Update

[babarnett]

1. I'm pretty meticulous about keeping track of my submissions, so it came as a bit of surprise when I went to record a rejection on my handy dandy spreadsheet only to discover that I had already submitted the story to that magazine once before. Doh!  Don't know how I managed to miss that before sending it the second time.

2. Oh, writerly anxiety dreams, you can go away now.  I had one in which one of my upcoming publications had gone live and readers were unanimously agreed in their comments that the story was horrible.  Luckily, my brain made up for that dream by also giving me one involving a bunny and a cute baby pig playing together.  It was adorable.

3. Second scene of the chapter 1 rewrite? Done!

4. I never want to rewrite this chapter ever again. Ever.

5. Wii Sports Resort.  Swordplay.  You get to take on hordes.  My arms ache now, but it was totally worth it.

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[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

4. I never want to rewrite this chapter ever again. Ever.

::pats Barbara::

Hate to break it to you...but you will rewrite it again. More than once even. The agent who signs you will want changes, and the editor who buys the book will want different changes. It's a fact of a writer's life. The book--and the revisions--aren't finished until it sees print.

You get used to it. And boy...do you become detached. This believe it or not is a good thing.

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know. That's why it says "I never want to rewrite this chapter again" and not "I will never rewrite the chapter again." :)