TJ Wilde Trilogy · Duxbridge Mysteries · Jennifer McCaffrey Mysteries
I wrote this on social media this week: “I feel like I have hammered and honed chapter two into a lovely opening to act 1.” No matter how I might gripe about the process, rewrites are actually very satisfying. Watching a story come sharply into focus is thrilling.
As I mentioned last week, Full Sail, the third book in the TJ Wilde Trilogy, needs some major rewrites. The problems were glaring by the time I hit chapters twelve and thirteen.
This week, nothing has gone as planned. My dad is in the hospital, soon to move to rehab for a few weeks. Nick left us unexpectedly. My recovery has been longer than I would like, mostly with lots of sleeping.
One of my favorite Getty Center Sculptures
It’s been a week of slowly healing and getting back in the swing of things. Work to catch up on, a lot of sleeping (amazing how tired you can get after a relatively short/simple surgery) and of course, editing.
I did a bit of editing this week, but most of the past few days were spent getting ready for today.
Today is minor surgery. Routine. Quick. And yet, because of some past medical experiences, I did have to keep the panic attacks at bay. And then there are the week to ten days of restrictions.
Zuma Beach, where ideas flourish as I stroll the sand, dodging waves.
Deep into the first edit of Full Sail. It is not a slow process, but a meticulous one. I like to hand my editor a manuscript that is as complete as I can make it. I usually hand it over with a sigh of, “I can’t look at this anymore.”
Annie DeMoranville 