I've finally finished the first draft of my novel! I'm pleased with it, but there's a lot of tweaking to do before I publish it. I've decided to self publish, need to do some more research into how exactly to go about it, but I really feel that it's the best way for me to go. I just want as many people as possible to see my work, and as I'm an impatient person, as quickly as possible!
I'm currently reworking my opening chapters; nothing too drastic but using the advice I was given via youwriteon.com, I'm just making improvements which I hope will make reading my novel a better experience for my audience. I think editing can be really hard. It's often difficult to know what you're doing wrong as an author and how you can improve. So using this website and getting feedback from other authors has been invaluable to me. As I reread their comments and look at my work, I can see a little bit more clearly the direction my editing should take.
I'm actually enjoying the process of rewriting parts of my novel. It's good to continually question whether what you've written actually reads well and if it will be enjoyable for the reader. I hope it won't be too much longer before my story is finished and I can get it out there!
