There's a post in the blog at the bottom of the sea...

[rj_anderson]

Yes, believe it or not, I have actually updated. Some thoughts on reading to my four-year-old son, and an update on the status of my original novel, at Parabolic Reflections. Or rjanderson_blog if you prefer the syndicated version.

Comments

[seemag.livejournal.com]

Love the icon (g).

[narcissam.livejournal.com]

Reading to kids is just the best. And have I ever said how funny it is that we both have four-year old Nicholases? My little brother will not listen to Tolkien, like the six-year-old and the eight-year-old. (He was heard saying to Mom, "Can I please not listen to the Lord of the Rings?") but listens carefully to Harry Potter and the Gospel of St. Matthew. ("You brood of vipers!" he'll say every once and a while in delight.) He also is working on pretending to read the missal at the Eastern Rite church we sometimes attend and attentively tries to follow along. He doesn't know it's in Cyrillic and we can't read it either.

NM

[chresimos.livejournal.com]

Hee...your son's earnestness will take him great places!

Also, congrats on the book, sideways congrats thought they may be. Next to acceptance, really useful criticism is the best thing, and it looks as if you'll have the chance now to really force your best out of this book. Good luck with it!

[sannalim.livejournal.com]

You did it with Darkness and Light; you can do it with Knife. Too bad you can't use the same Barrel O' Betas approach you used for the former to help you re-work the latter. :(

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

You did it with Darkness and Light; you can do it with Knife.

You're the second one to mention this. I hadn't thought of that! It's a comforting thought. Especially as D&L is a novel-length manuscript -- I think it works out to be a trifle longer than Knife, in fact.

Too bad you can't use the same Barrel O' Betas approach you used for the former to help you re-work the latter. :(

Who says I'm not? Though not quite a barrel of betas, admittedly... more like a pinch o' betas. :)

[lesserstorm.livejournal.com]

Many congratulations on the book. It sounds fabulous encouragement.

I have no opinion to offer on the best method of rewriting, but I am sure that if you already agree about the points the editor raised then you will have every motivation to make the changes strong enough.

[mingbutterfly.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say congratulations on your book. I doubt you'd get such detailed commentary if the editor didn't feel there was something there worth publishing.

It's always a challenge, on the knife's edge, to balance between polishing up work you care deeply about and believe in, and feeling like it's all rubbish and you should throw it all out now before you embarass yourself further. You will survive, honestly you will. :-) Best of luck on your revisions!