Another Productive Week

I have had another productive week. My editing is moving along quickly but also reasonably well. I’m making sure that I’m not rushing the process but putting in the time to make sure I get it finished by my deadline. And so far I’m ahead of schedule. Although saying that I am coming up to some difficult chapters that need re- working.

When I finished the chapter I was working on this morning I was feeling somewhat apprehensive about the following chapters. All the little changes that I have made along the way now mean that the next two chapters need more than a little changing. And I couldn’t work out how I was going to do that.

I took some time out, did a little housework, took a shower, and it all started to come together. So I spent a little more time making some notes on where I wanted to go and now for tomorrow’s editing session I feel confident and a bit excited. Having to rewrite two chapters is going to slow me down a bit, but I want this to be right.

I have somehow in the last week shifted my work patterns. I am usually freshest and work best first thing of a morning. But of late it has been too cold of a morning and very dark and my body is just not so keen to leap out of bed. I am making up the time of an evening and more easily than I thought I would.  I am happily spending one to two hours a day editing.

Despite my clear focus I am starting to think about future projects and future options. My fantasy story is still rattling around in my head and I hope to start work again on the first draft as soon as my current project is finished.  I am also thinking about some competitions, different writing opportunities and learning about Twitter. That seems much scarier than I thought possible but I believe it is important to continually learn so I am trying to look at it as a learning experience.

In the meantime it is still all focus on editing. They key is not to rush to the light I now see burning at the end of the tunnel.

Happy Scribbling.