Dialogue with my muse |
JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Doing well. Despite a rather busy day, I did make considerable headway with editing Marital Property. CALLIOPE: How much headway? JOE: I am within striking distance of the end and plan to finish it this morning. CALLIOPE: Good. What's the next step? JOE: I have two readers ready to go to work. CALLIOPE: Professional editors? JOE: No. But both tend to be quite attentive to detail and in the past have pointed out difficulties which eluded me. CALLIOPE: How did the difficulties get past you? JOE: When I am deeply involved in a manuscript, I sometimes overlook problems or typos which I think I would notice in someone else's manuscript. CALLIOPE: Have you had any experience editing others' work, particularly fiction? JOE: Yes. I joined a group called Critique Circle in which we read and comment on each other's fiction. I have found it helpful in approaching my own writing more critically. CALLIOPE: It sounds like you are on the right track. JOE: I think so. Later today I will return to my marketing efforts. But more about that tomorrow. |