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Done is Better than Perfect
Perfect, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
I have nearly finished my edits of the final book in the current arc of my Forgotten Fodder series.
When I’m done, it will be time to send Bold Moves to my editor.
When I started, it was clear that I had rushed some parts. It is the final book of a 4-book story arc and I was excited to be at the end. A lot of set-up from the prior 3 books has built to this.
So, here’s the thing — when I began editing, Bold Moves was about 37,000 words long. Now, near the end of my edit, it’s about 41,000 words today.
If I was writing for NaNoWriMo, I’d be 9000 words short. I know that anything over 40,000 words can technically count as a novel. But it’s still a short novel, even arguably a novelette.
I am really happy with how the story concludes. But now, I’m second-guessing myself. Should I add another chapter? An afterword? I told my editor I’d planned to send this to her in just over a week.
It’s done. Is it perfect? Does it need to be perfect? And most importantly — how do you define perfect?
Unfinished work
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