Monday, June 21, 2010

Revising the revisions

In a burst of productivity over the past week, I finished writing my book introduction. I wrote a book proposal, revised my table of contents, and updated my vita. I'll be contacting publishers within the week.

But that isn't to say the book is done, or even done for now. I still have to revise Chapter Five and write my coda. And now that I'm re-reading my already-revised chapters, I'm realizing that they're not always doing what my introduction says they're doing; parts of them are still mired in my older conception of the project, and parts of them are just weak. They'll need further revisions before I can send out the entire manuscript.

Since I have nothing else to say, and probably won't for weeks, here's a peak at my deathless prose. (And by "deathless" I mean: "already re-revised out of existence.")

7 comments:

medieval woman said...

way to go, lady! That's hugely productive - and now's the time to send out proposals b/c you'll be finished in a month or two.

Awesomeness.

Renaissance Girl said...

You rock that book, Flav!

And re: your photo: you're just a tease.

Susan said...

MW is right. Get one chapter into shape to send with the proposal, and go for it.

What Now? said...

Goodness, what a productive summer thus far! Good luck in wrapping up the proposal and sending it out into the wide, wide world.

Anonymous said...

Man, reading that made my head hurt! Keep up the good work. I probably won't get any writing done at all this summer, alas....

Sisyphus said...

Ooh productivity! I'm jealous!


Your handwriting looks so much more adult than mine. And you abbreviate words in what I assume is a very early modern manner! ;)

Flavia said...

Thanks, all! Sent.