The third draft has been going well and isn't taking me as long as I thought it would. I'm 55% through it and, as of yesterday, I have cut 5,172 words of my 10,000 word aim.
As well as words, I've been cutting those pesky sighs and eye rolls that I usually litter my books with. So far I've counted 10 sighs and 6 eye rolls, which isn't nearly as many as I thought there would be. Perhaps I am slowly learning...
On Friday I bought Dear Agent by Nicola Morgan, which will hopefully come in handy when I've finished Book 2 and am ready to start submitting it to agents.Cally Taylor, author of the fabulous Heaven Can Wait and Home For Christmas, will be interviewing her agent soon and has invited people to submit questions. So if there is anything you've ever wanted to ask an agent, head over to Cally's blog and post it in the comments.
Great to hear that you're doing well with your word cutting goal! I'd never heard of Dear Agent before, I might need to check that one out!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kyra.
DeleteI've been waiting for Dear Agent to come out. It's out just in time to help with submitting this book.
How wonderful that you're doing so well on your draft. And hurray for Nicola's book!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Talli. I did most of the hard word in the last draft so this one is much easier (woo!)
DeleteGlad your book is coming along so well. I'm sure you'll find Nicola Morgan's book very useful, I have, 'Write to be Published' by her and it's excellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debs. I need all the help when it comes to submitting so hoping the book will point me in the right direction.
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