Sabrina's Blog

When is a MS really finished? I've been working on my epic fantasy for 2.5 years and though I love the story, I see another major re-write staring me in the face. The logical part of my brain understands that this is just the process of perfecting my story, but the impatient side isn't happy. I feel like a contradictory mix of emotion. I love these characters and don't want my time with them to end, but I have other stories and other characters calling to me as well. Yeah, yeah, I know. I just want my story to be the best it can be. If that means a ton more edits and a couple more re-writes so be it. But what if I'm over-thinking it? What if I'm being too critical and it doesn't need to be re-written to the level that I'm afraid it might? Ugh, I HATE indecision. I hate being unsure. I think I need to seriously consider joining Ninja Alex's ISWG. Is a MS really ever finished? Are you a part of the ISWG? How long have you been working on y...

This week I am forgoing a long, well thought out blog post to go visit my many bloggy friends who I feel like I haven't 'seen' in FOREVER! I miss you all so much. So if you come a visiting in response to my visit, know that I love you too!

Patience: The virtue God overlooked when He made me. Okay, Okay, so that isn't the technical definition. The definition of patience as a virtue is actually someone who endures discomfort without complaint. I'm, by nature, an extremely impatient person. Writing is, by nature, a very long process. Me being who I am, you'd think I'd have difficulty finishing a project from sheer frustration with how long it takes. So you can imagine my surprise that it's been almost 3 years of working on the same WIP and I haven't thrown in the towel or even wanted to. Does this mean I didn't complain? Um, yeah, well I did say it wasn't one of MY many virtues, didn't I? *grin* Despite the complaining, I LOVE writing. However, I am currently in the submission process. Did I mention that I'm not a patient person? Most days, my job, a new writing project, or my 6 year old keeps me from thinking about the submissions. Today is not one of those days. If cli...