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Once again through the act.

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The day before yesterday, I started second round of editing of my first book of poems. The first round I finished quite a while ago, like two weeks ago. Yesterday I could read again with a fresh eye and I was actually able to catch some more silly mistakes. So that went well.

The poems keep growing as of now. Something more keeps getting added. I thought that I would become numb to my own poems on reading them again and again, but that is not happening. Strange. Really.

Last two days brought a pleasant weather and it is that weather that helped me in going through my poems one more time. I am grateful to the winds for blowing. And of course great music. It is always there for me.

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18 responses to “Once again through the act.”

  1. theherdlesswitch Avatar
    theherdlesswitch

    I love how exciting it is when you get close to the end of your publishing journey. I remember my first book of poetry, that exhilaration of making something complete finally. Best of luck to you, hope all goes well! Are you self-publishing or traditional?

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    1. Tomic Riter Avatar
      Tomic Riter

      🙌🙌 Oh yes, it’s great in itself, bringing out your own book. I will go with self publishing. Traditional is long and tedious. I don’t have that much time haha. Self publishing will be fine for now.

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        theherdlesswitch

        Same here! I don’t have time to wait around : D Smashwords has been awesome, and there are so many other options to consider as well. This a really good time to be an independent writer.

      2. Tomic Riter Avatar
        Tomic Riter

        Absolutely. The wind is in that direction. I will check smashwords soon. So thankful for letting me know 💙

      3. theherdlesswitch Avatar
        theherdlesswitch

        Let me know if you have any questions! I just published my fourth book with them, so got some experience there. I like that they distribute your book to a bunch of other platforms. You can publish there in conjunction with other places like Amazon usually. I haven’t done much with Amazon yet because the books I’ve done so far are way too R-rated, but I plan on it once I slide into horror/scifi. The one great thing I’ve seen is that once you get your manuscript up to par for Smashwords, then it’s also good to go for Amazon, so in the future I plan on starting with Smashwords, then publishing to Amazon after.

      4. Tomic Riter Avatar
        Tomic Riter

        Yes, that looks reasonable to me too. Many congratulations to you on your fourth book ✌️✌️ it’s amazing!

      5. theherdlesswitch Avatar
        theherdlesswitch

        Thank you! I can scarcely believe it myself <3

  2. Sunshiny SA, Kavitha Avatar
    Sunshiny SA, Kavitha

    I know that feeling, im so excited too. Im on my first draft.

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    1. Tomic Riter Avatar
      Tomic Riter

      Oh that’s great! Looking forward to reading your more of your blog 💙💙

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  3. Brandy Avatar
    Brandy

    Poetry book. So awesome!! Good luck!

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    1. Tomic Riter Avatar
      Tomic Riter

      Thank you so much, Brandy! 🙌🙌 Means a lot! Thank you for reading my words 💙💙💙

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  4. Anya Abraham Avatar
    Anya Abraham

    Excited for you and your first book! All the best to you 🙂

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    1. Tomic Riter Avatar
      Tomic Riter

      Oh I am so glad to hear it 🙌💙💙 It means a lot!!

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      1. Anya Abraham Avatar
        Anya Abraham

        You’re welcome 🙂

  5. Lia Avatar
    Lia

    Happy to see an update. :)) Do you keep records of/track of previous drafts, in some way, or just overwrite the last ones?

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    1. Tomic Riter Avatar
      Tomic Riter

      Hello Lia! Appreciate your words 💙💙 No, I do not keep track of drafts. I keepediting the last one. Given how I write, I do not want to go back to old versions. I can always edit if I think something needs a change.

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      1. Lia Avatar
        Lia

        Somehow that is very soothing to hear that. I’m obsessed in the documenting department and it holds me back from getting stuff done. Old habits die hard. :)) thanks for sharing that. :))

      2. Tomic Riter Avatar
        Tomic Riter

        I understand that very well 💙

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