I wonder if those major plot revisions ever become less wrenching, or if it’s just a case of becoming more willing to endure the wrenching. I’m already steeling myself for the giant changes which will no doubt have to occur with Limerick–my piece for NaNoWriMo–but it might be easier simply because I haven’t been spending as many weeks upon weeks with it, growing attached with each re-read. I think that might be a problem of doing as-you-go revisions–you get super-sticky-attached to what you decide to leave in. Or I do, anyway.
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Sarah Jamila Stevenson is a writer, artist, editor, graphic designer, proofreader, and localization QA tester, so she wears a teetering pile of hats. On any given day, she is very tired. She is the author of the middle grade graphic novel Alexis vs. Summer Vacation, and three YA novels, including the award-winning The Latte Rebellion.Comments
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Once you live with a piece, it does tend to grow on you… revisiting A La Carte was pretty bad — because I did so much research adding new recipes, going to Yosemite, asking random males in my life how/when/why they ever used their “friend” girl friends and how they felt — Lainey became larger than life.
Steven gets The Cobbler’s Son the day after Thanksgiving. And I’ll be checking into rehab about then… because I know that one’s going to be hard. I don’t know what I’ll do if he hates it entirely.
(Of course I know “not publish it,” duh. But sometimes I wonder how much or how long I’ll go with the happy reply of “sure, I’ll revise!”)