Best just get on with it!

Ahh yes, the direct consequence of writing too many books in a row without breathing! I now have an endless list of editing jobs to get through! This is both good and bad. It’s good because it means more books moving closer to being publication ready. It’s also good news because I do kind of like editing…

It’s bad news because all this editing has to take priority and I am absolutely, unequivocally, not allowed to start writing any new books! It’s bad news because fresh new writing is without a doubt my favourite aspect of writing and I won’t be able to feel that again for a while. I do have some ideas for short stories based in the Black Hare Valley universe, however, so I will probably be able to satisfy the itch of writing with those and perhaps more essays and poems on Medium.

Below is the list of editing jobs I now need to focus on. As I write this, however, I have ticked the first one off. This morning I finished going through the edits for Black Hare Valley Book 1 from my editor. I will now send it to my Kindle for a final read through. I have also sent Black Hare Valley Book 2 to my Kindle and will tackle the fifth draft of that immediately after…

Yesterday, I also finished the Kindle edits of the book my writing clubs have written. I now need to amend those edits on the Word document before starting the process of setting the book up for publication.

Editing jobs:

• Black Hare Valley Book 1 : 1996 – edits from my editor = DONE!
• Something Happened in Lakeside View – a book my students have written, I am currently editing via a Kindle check through, then I’ll do final edits on the document
• The Dark Finds You Part 3: second draft/read through edit to see what I actually wrote and determine if it is any good.
• Black Hare Valley Book 2 : 1966 – this one now needs to be sent to my Kindle for draft 5/ read through/check edit
• Black Hare Valley Books 3/4/5 : all also need to get sent to Kindle for draft 5/read through/check edit
• The Dark Finds You Part 2: needs its sixth edit plus some changes I’ve recently decided to make, then it might be ready to go to the editor
• The 7th Child – second draft/rewrite – I’ll get to this in a while but it will be more of a rewrite than a second draft so I am putting it off while the above takes priority!

Ugh, I feel tired just thinking about it all. But there is no point moaning! I did this to myself! And the sooner I get on with it, the sooner the books can all be published, the sooner I can start writing new ones!