After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.
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Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.
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There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.
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I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.
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I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait.
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