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Let's call it project "SUMMIT"! The fifth draft is going so well. The challenge is I always have to stop editing to step into the real world, that 9-5 job which is just as important. :) 

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ENERGY UP FOR EDITING!!

September 2025 and I am high in words and the editing is going so so smoothly! The ups and downs of creating a poetry collection are a mine of knowledge. Everything is a phase, except who you are bound to become.  No title yet for this project :)

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PROJECT BOOK 2 UPDATE:  5th Edit 

Getting close to wrapping up the final edit, and honestly... the idea of sending this off to my editor is terrifying. This poetry collection resonates much more deeply than my first book. It dives into my weird fascination with death and all its forms, and the kind of hope that felt like it was slipping away. 

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PROJECT BOOK 2 UPDATE: INCUBATION PERIOD 

It's the first week of August, and I still have three weeks before I can retrieve the physical manuscript for editing. The incubation period is boring, but I am apprehensive about how it will turn out after the fifth edit. I have no expectations at all. 31st of August, D-Day. :) 

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PROJECT BOOK 2 UPDATE:  SECOND AND SOME THIRD EDITS ARE DONE AS OF MAY 2025

 

 It’s quite draining to edit Part 1, as it captures raw emotions in words, describing the life and the world itself as unbearable and grotesque.  I don’t know how readers will react to it, but it is clear to me that I cannot impose my writing style on anyone, a burden I have to deal with, which I am willing to accept. Changing my style feels like a betrayal of my art. The compromise ends when change is enforced on my truth.

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The editing process for this second project is both meticulous and complex, yet surprisingly easy in some ways. Transitioning from writer to editor and finally to reader is a balancing act, with each role demanding a different mindset. Wearing these three hats can feel chaotic, but it’s also an exciting challenge.

Twenty-four pages in, and part one is done.

There’s one question I can’t answer: How many edits will this book undergo before reaching the editor’s assessment? I refuse to box myself in. This book will speak for itself. "I am done when I say so."

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Project Book 2 UPDATE AS OF  MARCH 2025

In real life, should this book have a redeeming factor, or should I just keep it real?  Just a thought....