Hear Ye, Hear Ye

Hello followers!

Usually I do an editing post on Wednesdays, but to be honest, I bored myself trying to decide what I wanted to write about. So I'm not. Yep, sometimes editing is a boring topic, even to an editor. One of our dirty little secrets.

What I do want to say is that starting tomorrow, I will be working on an editing project that has me tickled pink! I am so excited about it and can't wait until the book gets released. You'll just have to stay tuned to see what is up my author's sleeve.

I have had several people in the last few months approach me about editing projects "in the spring" or "beginning of next year". If you are reading this and you're one of them, or if you are considering hiring me for an editing job in the next few months, please just drop me a line and let me know what kind of time table you're thinking. I'd like to efficiently and adequately schedule everyone so that I can do an excellent job and meet deadlines without any overlap. I worry that in the same few weeks I will be approached by everyone at once, and I understand the excitement of "get it edited, I want to share it!" I will not work on more than one project at a time because I'm easily distracted and have been known to confuse stories and/or characters when I try to read two books at the same time. Nobody wins.

I also want to remind people that I am still looking for guest bloggers on Fridays. If anyone is interested, please contact me. I'd love to give aspiring writers a platform to test their projects and get a feeling of what it's like to put their writing out there. Plus, I just love seeing everyone's different styles and ideas.

Keep in mind that the things you read are coming right out of someone else's brain. It answers that age-old question of "What are they thinking?" Even if the subject matter is fiction, style is an amazing indicator of someone's personality and deepest thoughts. Although publishing is a very public thing, millions of people have access to your innermost thoughts and it's very intimate. That is an uncomfortable word, and as much as authors might hate to feel that way, that's just the way it is-vulnerability. You pour your heart and soul into the ink on the pages of a novel, and it's out there for everyone to see. It's actually a very nice way to get to know someone.

Well, tune in tomorrow for the 5th installment of the Book Store Series. I'm having quite the love/hate relationship with this whole editor-turned-author malarky. I hope you guys are enjoying, and thanks for stopping by!