Currently I’m lost in copyedits land, which means the book is getting that much closer to its final form as I’m making some of the last changes I can ever make to WHERE DREAMS DESCEND. And with that, I’m also confronted with ALL of the mistakes and errors in this latest draft, the bits of clunky writing and league of words that inexplicably went missing in my last round of edits. And yes, this is the version that MANY people are now currently/will be reading 💀💀💀
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I was definitely getting super anxious and down about this when I got into the meat of my copyedits, because on top of always wanting to put my best foot forward, I know you can never get the first read of a book back—and of course, I wanted to make as many people’s first reads of my debut as spectacular (or at least, error-free) as possible! But many other authors have told me this writer’s remorse is extremely normal. That even when the book has gone through the publication circus and is firmly on the shelf, the author will STILL catch mistakes and wish to rewrite all the things. It’s okay, which is beyond comforting to hear. Because at the end of the day, it’s one of those hard things in this process you need to just let go of and make peace with so you can cherish all the good that’s in this experience. I’m still learning this, myself. And I’d rather fixate on how much I love this book and all the things I still can fix, rather than the things I can’t.
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Yesterday I was worried about just how many things I’ve had to tweak in the copyedits stage so far; but today, I’m proud of this book, and how strong it’s becoming, still. I can’t wait for you all to read this story, in whatever form or draft it’s in ❤️
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When #WhereDreamsDescend meets @moulinrougebway
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Spent the weekend in NY watching a magnificent musical with some magnificent people, and of course I took the book with me to meet one of its comp titles in person. Fun fact: while I was first working on WDD, the news of Moulin Rouge becoming a musical production had just dropped. Since then, it’s been so surreal working in tandem with this musical’s progress and seeing it go from that initial announcement to its glorious arrival on stage, very much like watching a WIP grow more polished and developed into a final book. That said, I’ve been seriously lucky to have watched this musical numerous times (though my bank account my disagree), but seeing this freshly opened “final draft” of a show with my amazing pub team and friends was definitely the best one of them all. With so many Where Dreams Descend book things starting to happen, this felt like a fitting way to celebrate the spectacular publishing road ahead 🎉
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Chandeliers are just hanging stars plucked from the brightest nights 🎇
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Last night I went to one of my favorite places in the world: The Boston Opera House. Gorgeous ceilings and chandeliers galore, I love visiting it any time I can. Part of me regrets not bringing a copy of #WhereDreamsDescend with me for an epic chandelier/theater book photo shoot, but next time, I WILL be prepared! And speaking of book photo shoots, I’ve started seeing pics of early bound manuscripts of Where Dreams Descend out in the world which has been soooo strange and thrilling. Everyone’s excitement so far has been so wonderful, and I can’t wait to share even more book stuff with you all when the time comes! Stay tuned 😎
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