I keep that quote on a post-it on my computer to push me to keep going. It is a little trick that works for me and maybe can help you!
My progress on my manuscript revisions are slow going. I started off strong in the beginning of the month and I worked on it for two days. Then nothing for a full week.
Now I have a somewhat good excuse. I am sick with bronchitis, which can count for a few days but not a week. If I am honest with myself, which believe me I don’t want to be! The real reason I haven’t worked on the revisions is fear.
This is the first thing I’ve written to completion. You think with the number of times I’ve rewritten and restarted things that I would be a pro at editing. I don’t think I am though.
I have no idea what I am doing. All I know is that I read through my story. I am happy to say that I like, and it doesn’t completely suck! In fact I would go so far as to say it might be good.
That being said it isn’t lost on me that it needs a lot of work. That is overwhelming and intimidating, because I don’t know where to start.
There is a whole section that is out of order and need to be rewritten. The whole of my story has zero description of anything. Also auto-correct must have been napping while I was typing because the thing is littered with typos and grammar errors.
Then there is the problem of my ego. It went to my head that I succeed at nanowrimo. I felt that I would be able to edit and revise my store in two week, have it sent out to beta’s and maybe published by summer. [Getting way ahead of myself]
If I wasn’t doing anything else, I probably could reach that goal, but that isn’t my situation. I have video to write, shoot, edit, and promote. I’m working on networking and getting more involved in the youtube community. I want to improve my physical fitness, go out with friends, spend time with my family, and do things other than writing and youtube once in awhile.
The more realistic time line will be 1 or 2 months to edit my story properly, which will be longer if I don’t get over the fear and actually work on editing.
I am happy to report that I have worked through my fear and I am catching up on my work. Instead of freaking out over the overwhelming amount of work I have to do, I’ve broken it into steps.
Right now I am taking note of problems I see and how I want to rewrite or delete scenes. After that is finished, I will conquer the next step, and I will keep going till I can say.
“I am a published Author!”
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