Um…Well…I Need Two More Weeks! :-(
September 18, 2006
Posted by Dan Edelen in : Announcements, Blogging Functions : Trackback,
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Folks,
Today was supposed to be my first day back after a month-long vacation from blogging. Truth is, I need two more weeks of break in order to complete all the projects I need to finish.
I've been chained to the computer pretty much the whole month, either working on paid writing jobs or my son's homeschooling. 
As for the novel, I spent twenty hours last week editing a mere 50 pages of 385 total! Painful, for sure. The happy part is the first edits are about sixty percent done. The scary part is that I have about 700 pages of commented edits to wade through for the last 150 pages! I got so used to editing sub-100 page documents in my freelance commercial writing work that I thought I'd use the same tactic on my novel. Bad idea. 
Note to budding novelists: EDIT AS YOU GO!
I PROMISE Cerulean Sanctum will return by October 1st. When I took the break, I worried I'd not be able to get everything done in a month and that fear proved prophetic.
In the meantime, reposts will continue. I know that's a bit disappointing, but the good thing is I've gathered a boatload of post ideas in the last month and will have no dearth of material to cover when I return October 1st.
See you then. Scouts' honor!
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That’s ok, take the time that you need. DOn’t worry about disappointing us readers….just do what God’s asking you to do at this time and you can’t go wrong. =D
I loved the technorati tags on this post. A great chuckle to start the day!!
God bless you as you continue to work on your projects.
steve
I hope it goes well with your editing, looking forward to readin your new posts in October.
::whiny blather::
But Daaaannn! We neeeeeeeed you!
Looking forward to your return — whenever it happens!
Dan, you crack me up, and you always have the perfect picture to go with your post!
“I’m telling you, you’re going to want that cowbell…”
I am ready for the new stuff–but so understand where you are–I pray blessings for all your endeavors!