Shawn L. Bird

…finishing the editing of the novel and sending the manuscript off to the publisher!  See that happy smile?  That is the smile of an author who has just achieved another major milestone in her publishing career!  😀

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Of course, this just means that there is more editing ahead, but this time it will be collaborative editing, and I’m looking forward to the analytical part of that process.

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Writing is such a solitary pursuit, it is really wonderful when someone with skills looks at the manuscript and says, “Why is this happening?  Do you really need this section?” etc.  The challenge of that makes you really consider why things are as they are and determine whether the manuscript is at its best with that section as it is.  I have had a lot of people read through Grace Awakening and ask those kinds of questions.  I was told that I needed to improve battle scenes, that lunch changed, that some things were refered to before they’d happened, that certain things needed to be clarified…  Every time some great advice like those tidbits comes along, it improves the story, so I am very thankful for the ‘beta readers’ who have contributed real aid to the process.

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 Thanks Vikki, Samy, Ethan, Angela, Brittany

for your participation in this adventure! 

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Thanks also for the enthusiastic encouragement of those of you who read a draft  and just said, “I loved it!!  When is the next one coming out?” because that is great to hear as well.  I am so honoured by the community support as I advance along in this adventure.  Thanks for joining me on the journey!

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Just TEN more months until Grace Awakening is published!

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