DHH Literary Agency – Page 2 – Anna Stephens, word seeker

Schrodinger’s edits

The final round of edits have been completed and submitted to my agent. Or have they? How do I know they're the final round of edits? My agent may want more edits. The only way I'll know if they're the final round of edits is if I get more edits back. Or not. See? Philosophy … Continue reading Schrodinger’s edits

DHH Literary Agency, Writing

Day Three

Day three of the edits, and the world outside the window has faded into blurry miscellany. There are only two tasks for the day: hunt down and kill every last semi-colon and ellipsis, and drink tea. One task goes better than the other. Crippled with cold-mouse-hand, the writer spots another ellipsis lurking in the text. … Continue reading Day Three

Birmingham Writers, DHH Literary Agency

Nothing to write – everything to write

It's fair to say my impatience is reaching fever pitch. I so badly want my edits back from Harry now; I want to see his recommendations and how he can make Godblind even better. I'm desperate to get on with it - and pleased for the break. As I've already said, editing is hard. Still, … Continue reading Nothing to write – everything to write

DHH Literary Agency, Novels, Writing

You’ve finished your book – now the real work begins

Last Sunday I finally submitted my edited manuscript to Harry, my agent at DHH Literary Agency. It had been a TOUGH three weeks of editing, and he'd only sent me one page of suggested edits. As already discussed in previous posts, I agreed with all the suggestions. The difficulty lay not in taking his advice, … Continue reading You’ve finished your book – now the real work begins

DHH Literary Agency, Writing

Keep on keeping on

I had Friday off work. After a couple of extremely intense, extremely busy weeks, I had an extra day this weekend to recharge. And what happened? I barely slept. I woke up at 7am Friday, Saturday and today, Sunday, despite knowing I needed the sleep. Despite wanting the sleep. But what I did get was … Continue reading Keep on keeping on

DHH Literary Agency, Novels, Writing

Following someone else’s recommendations is hard

I'm editing Godblind, in accordance with my agent Harry Illingworth's suggestions. And boy, is it difficult. I don't disagree with any of his recommendations; they all make sense, and I know they're going to improve the manuscript tenfold. It's just hard. When he sent them through - one page of suggestions - I thought I'd … Continue reading Following someone else’s recommendations is hard