As the writer chisels away to make 70,000 words in a manuscript find their perfect place, battle scarred eyes droop and then squint. But also in the chaos of all those blurred and crossed lines is the first hint that a beautiful book is emerging 
Re-editing a book is tough work. Between the cuts and revisions from your editor, you have to now give the book a new flow. There are so many times along the way when you just feel like giving up. But slowly, as you reach the end of the process, there is that satisfaction of seeing a better book emerge
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