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The best writing is rewriting.
E. B. White
Why start with that quote? One, he’s one of my favorite writers. Two, BLOOD NOIR is back from the copy editors. Sigh.
Remember how I said, I hoped the book stayed in New York a long time? Well, so much for that hope. It’s back. I am not ready for it to be back. But then, it’s sort of the price I pay for having two successful series. I am always working on different books in different stages of the process.
I did eight pages of SWALLOWING DARKNESS today, though it’s taken me all day to do it. There will be no weekends off for the foreseeable future for me. The schedule just doesn’t allow it. I’m trying to take small breaks, and trying to carve out times on the business trips to do relaxing things.
Jon and I had a grown-up weekend, because Trinity is with her father this weekend. We did manage to do some relaxing things. The hot tub got used. I did five pages yesterday morning on Merry, so we had the rest of the day to do other things, which was very nice.
But today, I was tired, and I just didn’t want to work. I’d finally convinced myself that taking a little time off on weekends was possible and good. Now the schedule has crunched, and it’s no longer possible or good.
BLOOD NOIR edits are on a very quick turn around. The only really good thing is that the extra time I took with the book earlier has paid off, and there is a very short list of copyedit queries. Editing is like most things in life you either put the time in early, or late, but you will put the time in eventually. I usually rush to get the book to New York then fix everything in editing and copyedits. It’s kind of interesting doing it the other way around. I’m not sure if it’s better or worse, it’s just different. Like I said, its just a matter of when you pay the piper, not if. You always pay the piper with hard work and sweat when you edit, it’s just a matter of when he gets his due.