I recently finished the draft of the second book in my chapter book series. I set it aside for a bit and am now doing a second pass, filling in some parts, noting parts that need more research, and fixing some errors. I try not to get bogged down in editing on the many passes I make at a story, but it happens anyway, so yes, I am also editing as I go along.
Once I am happy(ish) with it, the book will go to a real editor. I don’t do this for short stories, but for anything longer, I hire an editor before I submit to publishers. It always makes for a better book! Editors are the best – they’re like your favorite teacher and fresh cookies somehow rolled into one person!
This book is intended to be one in a 5-book series for early readers, other children, and for reading to children (okay, anyone 4 and up). All of the working titles use alliteration to identify a letter for a word scramble. The last title is also an answer to a puzzle in the books, and it’s a bit of a surprise in the greater story arc, so I will just give you the letters for now:
- T
- E
- U
- Q
- S
What do you think the word is?
Just for fun, here’s a picture of my dog, Rocket. Sometimes I read my stories to her.
db mcneill 
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