Celebrate the Small Things! (#2): Editing Edition

"Celebrate the Small Things" is a blog meme hosted by VikLit at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author

I've got another small victory to celebrate this weekend.... I'm so, so tired--just exhausted--because I finally finished a two-week intensive edit of my manuscript! 

I've been working on Camy Tang's (aka The Story Sensei) Deep POV Worksheet and I can tell you it. Is. Brutal. But, I highly recommend it to every writer no matter your experience level because I'm positive you will see your writing in a whole new light. I'm seeing just how shallow my POV has been all this time, and even how shallow a lot of the writing is from novels I've been reading lately. 

I never even got to the last tip, #8, because I just can't even understand it all that well and I figure I'll have to try it out during a future editing round. I need to rest and let my critique partners look at my WiP for now.

It's a small accomplishment, but feels like I just dug a tunnel through a mountain. Whew! I'm really happy, but I hope I get faster at this with some practice......


What small thing are you celebrating this weekend? 


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Celebrate the Small Things! (#1)

"Celebrate the Small Things" is a blog meme hosted by VikLit at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author

I'm a little late with this, but I'm doing it anyway. 

I've actually been wanting to participate in this blog meme for a long time now, but I guess I've been having trouble seeing my small accomplishments as worthy of an entire blog post. But, that is what this whole meme is about, so insignificance, be as insignificant as you want! You are getting your day in the sun today....


Now that March is over, I can look back and see that I did accomplish something pretty great for me, personally, last month. I am a book buying addict and need serious therapy, so I've been trying to place book buying caps on each month since this year started. I have SO, SO, SO many books to read and cannot possibly read them all in the next three decades, so this nonsense needs to stop!

January was a super bad month due to Christmas gift cards (although, I always love them! I just shouldn't use them for books so much). February was on track with only 2 book purchases because that is what I've decided on as my limit each month. But, last month I did even better and bought only ONE book the entire month.......... O_O (Am I even me anymore?)

This book was one I wasn't even going to buy at all because I know I won't be reading it any time soon, but I knew I would buy it one day. It was a copy I found from a small indie bookstore online and much cheaper than any new versions of the book I'd seen anywhere else. I had to take advantage and I don't regret it at all. I one-upped myself and proved I can control my book buying habits, after all.

Besides this, I've been churning out some word counts for a new Young Adult sci-fi/apocalypse novel I decided to impromptu-start last week. Somehow, this makes me feel accomplished, even though it meant putting my YA fantasy novel on ice for now. But, that's just my way. Out with the old and in with the new!


Join the "Celebrate the Small Things" Blog Hop Every Friday! 

The rules are simple: you post something small you'd like to celebrate - tidying that cupboard, finally getting to the gym. You join the linky list. You hop around other people's blogs and say YAY and CONGRATS and join in the happy feelings.