Wednesday, September 05, 2007

BOM: The Editing


I've just finished reading Jasper Fforde's "The Eyre Affair," and boy, was it different! I think it would appeal more to folks who love fantasy, because this is one weird world, but I found it very clever. It helps that Jane Eyre was one of my favorite novels growing up.

The editing of DSLN was fairly straightforward--I remember one big improvement suggested by Becky Nesbitt. If you're familiar with my plot skeleton, it's important that the ribs "swing," or more from positive to negative, from despair to hope, and I'd forgotten that. She suggested something about Thomas that, once implemented, put the positive back in a complication and made the ending so much more poignant. A very good call.

My editors were pleased with the humor in the book. I didn't set out to write a funny book, but the characters were funny, so the humor just came out. Little boys are funny. Exasperated mothers are funny. And sometimes when the going is rough, you have to laugh lest you cry, so I figured Jen had better do some laughing.

Tomorrow: results and reader reaction

~~Angie

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

and you are funny :)

Holly said...

I love Jane Eyre, too! I will have to pick this one up.

So glad that you are not prophetic about the hurricane in "The Elevator!" I pray for those who got hit, though.
Have a marvelous day, Angie!
Love in Him,
holly

Anonymous said...

You're just discovering Jasper Fforde?! He's wonderful! Wait till you get to Well of Lost Plots--it's so true to writing and books, as well as being funny! You're in for a real treat!

Unknown said...

Angie,
I absolutely LOVED Does She Look Natural?! I can't wait for the sequel!
Ruth