Composing a new story, especially a novel, is a thrilling experience filled with highs and lows, slow days and fast ones, sweat and tears (and occasionally a little blood). In a lot of ways, the writing is the “fun part” of being an author. However, that wonderful time is always followed by the worst part of being a writer. Revision. All right, I’m being a little hyperbolic. Revision isn’t all bad. It’s certainly a challenge to take a pile of … Continue reading The Thrill of Writing, the Agony of Revision