Saturday, December 22, 2012

Editing Galore at the End of the World

We're all still alive! And I'm so very happy, because I've got some major editing to do. Some of you who saw my guest post over at The Unpublished Writer's Guide to Survival know that I entered Pitch Wars, right on the tail of Write Club. I actually entered on a whim, just a bit before the contest window closed. It works kind of like The Voice on TV, where a group of agented mentors picks mentees and they prepare together for an agent panel at the end of January. Well, I applied to the lovely Heidi Schulz and she chose me!! Holy crap, right?

Heidi read through the whole manuscript of Everdream and provided a super kick-ass critique, and now I'm editing my happy little writerly buns off! It's good timing, too, because I have the next eleven days off work. So, the world keeps spinning, I keep editing, and I'll jump into the new year with a much stronger book.

That said, I probably won't post here for a couple weeks. I do pop on Twitter once every day or two though, so you can catch me there. I hope everyone has a beautiful, magical, completely rad Christmas or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa or Solstice and/or New Year and anything else you celebrate at this time of year!! I love all my writer friends and I can't wait to hear what everyone is working on in 2013. And just for funsies, here's a picture of Mr. Fox helping me wrap presents:

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  1. And a great big Happy Holidays to you.

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  2. So cute! Have a fantastic holiday season! :)

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  3. Happy editing! I just rushed to my editing deadline and hit send!

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

    Nas

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  4. Hey Alexia! Congrats on the pitch, the critique and now the happy editing. I love the editing process and I hope you enjoy yours. All the best for you novel!

    Happy Christmas!!

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  5. That is awesome! Glad you have time to get it done.
    Have a wonderful Christmas.
    And I really don't think that cat is helping...

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  6. That's wonderful news Alexia. You will gets lots of time to edit and 2013 will see a stronger version of Everdream.

    Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance .

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  7. Congrats on the awesome critique, Alexia. Have fun with your edits. And have a wonderful holiday. See you in 2013!

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  8. Best of luck with the editing... well done... Merry Christmas:)

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  9. Hehe! Love the kitty pic.

    It's so awesome, getting kick-ass crits. Good luck with editing!

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  10. Mr. Fox looks very helpful!

    Congrats on getting to the next stage of Pitch Wars and happy editing! I look forward to following your journey, Alexia!

    And Happy Holidays :)

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  11. Congratulations on the critique! It's amazing how powerful a push in the right direction can be. Enjoy the editing!!

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  12. Critiques are truly gifts. Congrats on that. I'm not blogging anymore until I finish my MS. I gave myself until 12/31, and I can do it if I buckle down. Right now I'm taking a brain brake. Okay, back to writing.

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  13. I love editing after receiving a fantastic critique. I feel like I'm going places.

    Congrats and Happy New Year.

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