Editing My Historical Romance

Editing a Scot Historical set in the Stuart era is a challenge. The entire world was being destroyed and rebuilt right before people's eyes. Women ruled powerful counties, powers crumbled, and the feudal age was coming to an end.

Writing the first draft is much easier than editing. I often say that writing a story is giving birth to something special, in a way, its own entity. However, editing is turning it into something beautiful that others can share. In that manner, editing is an author's gift to their fans. That is how I approach editing, as if I am creating a gift for you.

I recently decided to set up a MySpace site. I am not sure how deeply I will delve into that world, but I love communities, and being able to interact with people. If you would like to go visit then follow my link:

http://www.myspace.com/Historical_Romance

I hope you like what I am doing over there.

Tonight I edited the part where Gillian has finally stopped asking questions and is taking a stand. Of course, her first attempt is full of doubts and innocence. This slip of a girl walks right up to a Scot Laird who leads a few hundred men, blowing the bagpipes. If you know about this era at all, you'll realize the significance. The pipes were first created as a method of communicating between clans. The sound would travel for miles, even over mountains.

Gillian is in a terrible stew. She is fortunate that her new husband is not short tempered, or determined to keep his bride underfoot - a trait he may later regret. I really enjoyed editing this part of the story today. It was difficult to stop at bedtime.