September 19, 2003
"The Weird Sisters, 2003" came
"The Weird Sisters, 2003" came back with a basic form rejection. I think tonight I'll look at it again with my nifty new editor eyes and see what I make of it. Not sure where it should go next. Hm.
I did a complete rewrite
I did a complete rewrite of a short story this morning. My arms are about to fall off, but it's done. I think it's the strongest it's been yet. Yay me. No work on the novel. I'm taking the rest of the day off. After typing 4,000 words in less than three hours, I'm ready to get away from the computer.
But otherwise, I'm soaring. :)
Whew
No, you're not seeing things. There was a four thousand word jump between yesterday and today. I didn't work on Exile this morning because I needed to do a rewrite on "The Girl Behind the Counter". I spent a couple of hours last night, re-reading and making note of changes, using a lot of things I picked up from Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. Then today I rewrote the entire thing from scratch. In some places I was just retyping in (although even then I was making some subtle adjustments as I went), but there are two or three scenes that were either completely new or were utterly rewritten. I feel like I just ran a 100 yard dash. It was a mad extended sprint, and I'm exhilirated. I'm curious to see what the Minions will make of it.
I think I'm taking the rest of the day off.
