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Thought a little Guns 'n' Roses was appropriate (when is it not? oh, that's right, EVER!) since Rockstar Agent sent me revision notes yesterday. I was out having a two mojito lunch with a friend when the email came through my BlackBerry and I squeed like an 8th grader who just got asked to Winter Formal by a Jonas Brother. (The gay one.)
Ugh, does anyone else find this photo disturbing? Stay classy, Axyl.
But I digress. Revision notes in hand feels a lot less stressful than I'd imagined. Perhaps that's because I have yet to begin implementation? *shrugs* Basically, I knew what was coming and Rockstar didn't throw me any sliders (the pitch, not the mini burger) - we'd discussed some of the problem spots on the phone last month, so my little brain has already been percolating with various revision scenarios.
The hard part is yet to come, of course: battling Writer's Insecurity and Morbid Paralysis Syndrome (WIMPS...it's real! look it up!). This is the first time Rockstar's asked anything of me (after my pushy attempts to get some query love...) and I want to please! Can't let WIMPS get the better of me. Must stay strong. Must stay focused. Eye on the prize. Insert cliche here.
I'm one step closer to publisher submissions. Which makes me a little sick to my stomach. Much like the Guns 'n' Roses album cover. How appropriate.
Congrats! I love the WIMPS. I am going to look that up. And use it. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm curious... I know it would vary by agent and author, but what are revision notes like? Are there mostly extra words that need to be pruned, or are there whole sections you need to rewrite?
ReplyDeleteFor me, we have one section that needs to be pared down (too much of my research made it in there) while still making sense, the ending needs a bit of an overhaul (just the post-climax wrap up part) and there are a few thematic things that need addition emphasis. She did some overall notes and some specifics by page number, but not a line-by-line crit. It was about two pages of notes, all said.
ReplyDeleteTwo pages isn't bad, but overhauling the ending definitely sucks. I just finished doing that to mine.
ReplyDeleteStay strong! Once you get started it's like having a loose tooth - that nagging pain you just have to keep prodding at, until you're spitting blood in your first-grade math class.
ReplyDelete--ok, so not that gross. But it's a good hurt, I swear. :-)
Not to say I am not also a WIMPs sufferer. That acronym is going on my wall.