M. E. May, Author of the Circle City Mystery Series
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Letting Go of My Baby

4/23/2012

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    Sorry I haven't updated my site for a while, but I've been very busy. I received the first edits for Perfidy a couple of weeks ago.  Since this is my first book, the editor had a lot of changes to suggest and corrections to make.  There were a few chapters I decided to rewrite to improve the flow and bring more urgency to certain scenes.  By the time I returned the manuscript a little over a week later I felt pretty good about the changes.
    The following week, I received the final edits. There were only a few suggestions and a few grammatical changes that still needed to be made. It only took me two days to complete my final review and accept/reject the changes. Then I had to let it go!
    I thought about keeping Perfidy just one more day, just to make sure I was finished. However, I thought better of it.  I knew if I kept it, I might think of some other way to change a word here and there and it probably wouldn't really make a difference to my readers.
    To me, the final editing process was like letting your grown up child leave the nest.  I gave birth to it as an idea. Then I put it on paper, nurturing it until it was the best it could be.  Now it's all grown up and  I have to let it go out into the world and see how it flies.  
    I suppose most artists don't feel their work is ever truly complete. It's hard to believe that I won't get any more chances to make it better. Now Perfidy must stand on its own.  A little sad, but also a relief.  I can't wait to share it will all of you this coming November.

Until Next Time!
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