by Tim Suddeth @TimSuddeth
I’m in the middle of editing one of my novels. And, honestly, I feel totally lost. After I finished the manuscript a few years ago and sent it out to agents with several rejections, I decided to give it another look. I’ve edited it and other books, but this is the first time I’ve returned to a story after a couple of years. To say my memory of it is a little fuzzy is an understatement. I really thought it was ready, but now I can see I have a lot of work ahead of me.
My first step after the last rejection was to send it to a developmental editor. When her comments came back, I realized I had a roaring dumpster fire on my hands. There were entire scenes that had to be tossed and character motivations that needed to be made clearer. How did I send this out with my name on it, thinking it was complete?
