rj_anderson: (Knife)
rj_anderson ([personal profile] rj_anderson) wrote2007-12-03 03:43 pm
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I CAN HAS REVISIONS NAO?

Gacked from [livejournal.com profile] snowrabbitses: 1" hole + large octopus = awesome.

Also, the nice lovely courier man rang my doorbell and smilingly delivered my package from HarperCollins today. I nearly kissed his shaggy-bearded face, but I do have some dignity left somewhere around here. I think.

Anyway, I have only had time to glance over the long letter and the numerous comments my editor scribbled on the manuscript, but what I can see looks quite sensible and not at all discouraging. There is a lot of work ahead of me -- tightening, reframing, clarifying, and moving information around -- but hardly any suggestions that I'd disagree with. And even on those few points where I do disagree that something needs to change or be cut, I see that the fault is mine for not explaining that aspect of the story more clearly, and that the difficulty will probably go away once I've done that.

I have no idea how long it's going to take me to actually do the revisions, or exactly how I'm going to tackle them. But I do feel that the end result will be very worthwhile, and that nothing of real value will be lost in the process.

Now if I can only get over the cold, and the PMS, and the three bored, snowbound kids yelling at each other...

[identity profile] deenaml.livejournal.com 2007-12-03 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
How exciting! (The revisions, not the cold, etc. :) ) I actually got to meet CO TWICE this past fall at two cons and she was super nice at both -- and now I learned she's coming to another local (Western NY SCBWI con) in Jan (not sure if I'm going)! I hope you get to meet her when you are in NYC for the big con in Feb! Good luck with revisions!

[identity profile] rj-anderson.livejournal.com 2007-12-04 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
I just went and scrounged your journal for your con reports. I know you'd mentioned that she'd been enthusiastic about Knife but... wow! I feel like Sally Field with her Oscar now. :D

And thanks!