Editing and an Adorable Doggie

Oh, man, I am so late. I know this. I've been stressing over it since yesterday morning. I thought about writing last night, but then I opted to edit instead, so I would have something writerly to talk about on this thing, since that's what I've chosen to concentrate on here (why couldn't I have picked celebrities?!). My schedule was interrupted yesterday by this thing...

So, really, can you blame me? Look at that face. Look at it! If I had said no to seeing him, the entire world would have blown up from his sadness. I couldn't have that happen, so I went to see him and I forgot to bring my computer. But you're welcome, by the way, for me saving the world.

I wish I could say that I've been editing every waking moment. But, reality check, I have not. But that doesn't mean that I have nothing done. I've been writing scenes and adding a few things here and there, but the actually editing process has been kind of pushed to the side. My original plan was to read through it, adding the things I need as I edited, but that fell through almost immediately once I started writing again. The excitement started pumping through my veins while getting down more information about this story. It's a bit different having two different sides of the story, and I've only tried differing points of view in little Camp NaNo stories, so this is a whole new world for me. Hopefully it all makes sense and people don't read this, thinking, What on earth is going on here? (Maybe I should include that picture in my book so if people get angry at the confusion, they can just look at the picture and get happy again.)

May is about to get crazy here in a few weeks, so I'm hoping to get as much done as I can before then. I'm not saying that I'm going to be done with the whole thing, but 75%, that's a good maybe. I'm shooting for an end of the summer release, or maybe early fall, because I'm going to try promotion this time around. That means I have to get the cover done and get the word out there. I've started that process, but it's so awkward. I hate contacting people and saying, Hey, here's my book, do something with it, okay? Thanks, I'll just be over here freaking out about Captain Hook and Emma Swan, don't mind me, let me know when you've sold my book to a bajillion people, okaythanksbyeeeeeee.

That's really how the conversation goes in my head.

So for the next couple of weekends, I'm going to remember to take my computer with me when I go to my boyfriend's and I'm going to work over there. I'm going to work for an hour or more each day, and hopefully my allergies don't get in the way. That's what's really been stopping me the last week and a half: my nose, my eyes, the absolute lack of energy I've been feeling because of these stupid allergies. But at least I'm not really sick! That's something to be excited about!

Now that I've wasted enough time writing about nonsense, I suppose I should get back to editing. It's staring me right in the face, waiting impatiently, tapping it's foot. My manuscript is apparently super rude. But I'm skipping a session tonight in favor of Fargo and cookies, so I guess I shouldn't call it names yet. YET.