Still moving along on the third round of editing THE DEVIL'S DUE. Of course, that's only the third round of this journey. Over the past fourteen years, this section has been chopped, diced, expanded, tweaked and just about everything you can do to a manuscript. And yet, there is still more.
My editing buddy jokingly says he's saving stuff for rounds 4 and 5, but I don't have the heart to tell him 4and 5 belong to my publisher's editor. He's has become a DEVIL'S DUE junkie...must edit--must edit--must--....
One of the things I'm finding at this stage, with only a few chapters left to go, is that I've really come to appreciate Jen's growth and the fact that she found the strength to go on. I've been a survivor all of my life, but the things she faces are daunting. I've dealt with situations that seemed like everything had gone to hell in a handbasket and wound up on my feet, but she's rebounded so many times she's like that blow-up clown with the weighted bottom.
Still, through all of her ordeals, I've strived to show that she has inner strength. She just has to get in touch with it. And, I've made sure that good mixes with the bad, just as it has in my own life. When it seems like things can't get any worse, sometimes they do, but then there's some little ray of sunshine. Even if it's barely visible, that what you must embrace and build upon.
Jen has people in her life that help guide her along the way, but she also has those who would love to see her fail, or those that use her for their own gain. This is the tapestry of life. We've all been there whether it's in big or small doses.
That's it for today.
--Arliss Adams
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