Second pass edits are done. Applause!

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized | 33 comments

I received my second pass pages for CREEP last Friday and have been working on them steadily for the past four days. Remember this post, when I whined pathetically about the horror that was first pass editing? I’m happy to say that second pass editing was not nearly as bad. I was instructed by my editor to only look for “egregious errors and typos”, so that’s what I did.

As of today, second pass edits are complete. Please God don’t make me read this book again.

The book is so pretty now. At least on the inside. Still waiting for my cover art to be finalized so I can show it off. (Oh, the angst!)

Happy Hump Day! What have you all been up to?

33 Comments

  1. Nomes
    Nomes on March 30, 2011 at 7:34 am

    I'm in such suspense over the cover art!

    and yay for second round of edits! I once read that Elizabeth Scott never reads her books once she has the final copy. Must be b/c you're so sick of reading it by then, haha.

  2. Jennie Bailey
    Jennie Bailey on March 30, 2011 at 8:26 am

    Wow – that was fast second pass! Glad it went so well. I'm dying to see your cover art. Let's be honest, I'm dying to see the entire thing. I can hardly wait!!!

  3. Samantha Sotto-Yambao
    Samantha Sotto-Yambao on March 30, 2011 at 9:11 am

    Yay for finishing your edits!!! Can't wait to see your cover! 😀

  4. adam.purple
    adam.purple on March 30, 2011 at 11:13 am

    [clap, clap, clap!]

  5. Liz P
    Liz P on March 30, 2011 at 11:52 am

    Hurray! That's so great (and I bet a relief for you too)! I'm looking forward to seeing the cover! 🙂

  6. Sophia Richardson
    Sophia Richardson on March 30, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Gotta love this crazy author business, we start out so excited to write this one awesome idea down and by the time it gets round to being published, the dream, you never want to see it again! Can't wait to see the cover art.
    – Sophia.

  7. Anne Gallagher
    Anne Gallagher on March 30, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    Yay! I just did line edits on my latest and like you, am sick of reading it. And I don't even have an agent or publisher. Yeek, I can't even imagine the pressure.

  8. Ben
    Ben on March 30, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    *crowd roars*!

    Congrats!

  9. Amanda
    Amanda on March 30, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    I'm working on my first pass edits right now! Ahhhh! So. Much. Stress. 😉 Glad your second pass went smoothly! Can't wait to see your cover art!!

  11. B.E. Sanderson
    B.E. Sanderson on March 30, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Yay for the 2nd pass being easier and now being done. I can't wait to see the book and then to get my hands on a copy. =o)

  12. D U Okonkwo
    D U Okonkwo on March 30, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Sounds very exciting. Editing is always best when it's FINISHED 🙂

  13. Joann Swanson
    Joann Swanson on March 30, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    Congrats! That's got to feel great.

  14. Ghenet Myrthil
    Ghenet Myrthil on March 30, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    Yay! That's awesome. It must be such a relief to have that part over with. I'm excited to see the cover too!

  15. Jennifer Hillier
    Jennifer Hillier on March 30, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Thanks for stopping by, guys. I think this is the last time I'll have to read the whole book, but I'm not 100%, so I'd better not jinx it.

  16. Marsha Sigman
    Marsha Sigman on March 30, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Yea!!!! I cannot wait to see the cover!

  17. Alleged Author
    Alleged Author on March 30, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    Yay for that you have a shiny book now! Glad to hear the second time around was easier. 🙂

  18. Holly Ruggiero
    Holly Ruggiero on March 30, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    Glad to hear the second round was less stressful.

  19. Meredith
    Meredith on March 30, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Congratulations!!! Oooh, I can't wait for the cover art!

  20. David Batista
    David Batista on March 30, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Ye gods . . . the wait . . . it's too much! I want to read this book NAWR!!!!

    Maybe a peek at the cover art will calm me down. Hope that comes soon! 🙂

  22. alexia
    alexia on March 31, 2011 at 12:13 am

    Congrats! And yes, I've been thinking about your cover art – can't wait!

    I am about to plunge into another big round of edits for my WIP, and then back to QueryLand.

  23. Stephanie Faris
    Stephanie Faris on March 31, 2011 at 12:35 am

    I SO hope that's me someday. Congrats. That has to be so exciting.

  24. JB Lynn
    JB Lynn on March 31, 2011 at 1:50 am

    Congrats! Applause all around!

    (and I completely understand the desire to never read your own book ever again, lol)

  25. Carrie
    Carrie on March 31, 2011 at 6:09 am

    Congrats on finishing!!!!

  26. Kate
    Kate on March 31, 2011 at 10:44 am

    Congratulations – not long to go now!

  27. Jessica Hill
    Jessica Hill on March 31, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    Congrats!! I'm pumped to see the cover art. 🙂

  28. Melanie
    Melanie on March 31, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    congrats, jen. Yay for an easier second round and like EVERYONE…can't wait to see the cover art!!!!

  29. Karen Peterson
    Karen Peterson on March 31, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    Congrats on finishing the edits. Can't wait to see the cover!

  30. Ricky
    Ricky on March 31, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Looking forward to the cover art.

    Hump Day?

  31. Milo James Fowler
    Milo James Fowler on April 1, 2011 at 1:38 am

    Can't wait to see the art. Will it be included with the Kindle version? Gizmo he's so hungry.

  32. Kari Marie
    Kari Marie on April 3, 2011 at 1:47 am

    Congratulations! Are you on pins and needles about the cover art?

  33. Monica B.W.
    Monica B.W. on April 3, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    YAY, Jenny! I'm soooo proud of you! And like others, I can't wait to SEE YOUR COVER!!! 😀

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