There comes a point during the editing/revising period where you hate your novel. Then you tweak it, get a sense of accomplishment and query–only to be rejected. You go back to hating your ms, thinking you’re a terrible writer, and decided to shelve the novel. A few day pass, you pick the story back up and fall back in love. Now, you’ve really fixed it, get excited and send it back out…
It’s a crazy cycle, but in the end it’s worth it. I think my feelings can best be described in a short scene by Rapunzel.
TANGLED is like one of my favorite movies. Ever. Seriously. I forced my boys to watch it, and even they wanted to watch it more than once (ok, maybe I made them do that too). 🙂
p.s. I always quick-read my MS's before sending them off, just so I can fall in love with them again.
Oh My Goodness! Talk about a yo-yo of emotions. I soooo know what you're talking about.
That scene from Tangled really captured it.
I lucked out, my son loves this movie. I think he likes Maximus : )
ROTFLMAO!! That's is EXACTLY what I thought when I saw that scene!
Hah, great comparison! I just watched this movie for the first time last weekend and that scene is exactly how I'm feeling now as I get ready to jump into another round of revisions.
I completely agree!
LOL. I haven't seen Tangled but I'm going to watch it now.
That was pretty great and certainly sums it all up. I'm in your YA group and just checking in.
Yes I've heard that too, so now I am writing a new WIP, having put the 1st to one side for a while. :O)