I just finished what I’m firmly convinced will be the last final edit of my new short story book, Shy Ghosts Dancing: Dark Tales from Southeast Alaska.
I’ve been here before. I sent the previous “final edit” on Halloween. That proof is taking so long to arrive that I actually read the previous proof! I know—I was stupid not to read it thoroughly the first time. I was convinced that it was the “last final edit.”
The initial change had gone unnoticed through repeated readings by several people, but it’s an acknowledgment to my brother, so it had to be right. That led to other edits that improve the book considerably, I think.
I could do this forever. If I read it again next week I’d make more changes, half of which could be returning previous changes to the original wording. I’m trying not to do that. Continue reading