I spent the weekend doing two things: trying to relax, and editing the novelette.
I succeeded in the latter.
Editing went well, both on the story and on the cover art.
Each editing pass revealed fewer errors–reaching zero by the fourth pass–and fewer lines that gave me pause. Eventually, in editing, I like to get to the point where for each possible change, I have to think, play it two or three ways, and then end up with a STET in the margin.
My last pass, I also took special note of the “said” use. They’re still there (despite my earlier efforts), but now each one that is in the story has been considered. If it’s there, I want it there, and I’m happy with that. (more…)
We all have our individual quirks of style. Little, verbal quirks. We use a phrase once, like it, use it again, and eventually it becomes habit.
As I’ve been working on this story, re-creating it from an older model, I’ve been watching over my work. Supervising, if you will.
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 