Based on my current experience, I think there are three main emotional stages to the (first draft) editing process, and this is what we look like while going through them:
- CONFIDENCE
At the beginning of the editing process you are confident in the face of all evil:
2. IRRATIONAL THOUGHTS
At some point, during the middle of the editing process, your nearest and dearest will enjoy taking photos of your descent into madness:
3. WHO AM I?
I’m afraid that after you finish editing your first draft, there are no feelings left at all, and you tend to look like this:
But then, one day, either a few minutes to a few years after you finish editing your novel, you suddenly have another marvellous idea for a story and you jump straight back in…
Good luck!!
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