It is finished. And it is perhaps appropriate that I said those famous last words on Good Friday. “I’ll Do It My Way” has been re-edited over the last one month and the revised text has been sent to my editor. We now have an almost final manuscript that needs to be stitched together and sent to the press.
For me the great learning in Round 1 has been about giving a book flow. In the context of this particular book, it’s also been about retaining the book’s rich cinematic content while giving it mass appeal.
My greatest fear – to ensure that the end result of mainstreaming this book has not left us with a pedestrian, soulless piece of literature, lacking in depth. But at this point, I do believe that we have the right balance.
This part of the editing process is really tough because this is where the book you first imagined now has to b re-imagined. Flow that has been taken away has to be given back to the book. Finally it’s about putting your ego aside and acting in the interest of the book.
It’s been a tremendous difficult journey.
Kudos to you for all the hard work you’ve done! Thanks a lot for keeping fans updated. Hope the book turns out exceptionally well! Can’t wait to catch it at our nearest bookstores!!
Thank you Anu for being the most faithful follower of this blog… And a huge encouragement on the long, lonely writer’s journey with this book. I do hope the book does live up to your expectations
No no! Thanks to you for all the painstaking work you have done! You’re not alone ma’am! We’re always with you. I do agree that a writer’s journey can be really lonely and it takes a lot of patience and will power to fill the empty pages in front of you!
In fact I’d like to thank you for sharing experiences from your journey as a writer. At last the manuscript is ready after all! It is an inspiration for everyone – whether he/she is a writer or not.
It must have been really difficult to write a book on a film personality like Aamir Khan, being a totally non-filmi person yourself! It takes guts! And I salute your dedication and spirit.
I am glad that we’ll get to read a book on Aamir Khan after such a long time.
I’ll be the first one to get hold of a copy as soon as the book hits the book stores!! I have full faith that the book would be really good and worth the wait!
Cheers!
Thank you Anu