Thoughts on Writing Today

Need to edit about 30 pages. Fifty would be better. Sometimes it goes quickly, other times I have to cut and rewrite.

It’s hard in this final stage. Last rewriting before turning the book in. I’m not sure if the book is good or if I want it to be good.

I’m so close to it, reading every work, dissecting every sentence, I get weary and bogged down in the “weeds.”

“Is this boring? I feel exhausted.”

So. I’ve done this enough times to know it’s part of the process. I plod along.

Meanwhile, The Wedding Dress releases in a few weeks! So excited!

Here’s the summary in case you’ve not read it.

One dress. Four women. An amazing destiny.

Charlotte Malone is getting married. Yet all is not settled in the heart of Birmingham’s chic bridal boutique owner. Charlotte can dress any bride to perfection-except herself. When she discovers a vintage mint-condition wedding gown in a battered old trunk, Charlotte embarks on a passionate journey to discover the women who wore the gown before her.

Emily in 1912. Mary in 1939. And Hillary in 1968. Each woman teaches Charlotte something about love in her own unique way. Woven within the threads of the beautiful hundred-year-old gown is the truth about Charlotte’s heritage, the power of faith, and the beauty of finding true love.

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Beth K. Vogt

March 16, 2012 at 11:29 am

I’m whacking through my own rewrite weeds.
Just seeing that book cover for The Wedding Dress tempts me to walk away from the computer and dive into your newest book … but I can’t.
I will soon, though. It will be my reward!

Kara Isaac

March 20, 2012 at 4:44 am

I can’t wait to read The Wedding Dress – though I’m going to have to force myself not to pick it up until I’ve finished judging these Genesis entries!

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