Hehe… I just barely did enough edits on The Dream to give y’all some updates this month.

Since there’s not much to write a preamble for, let’s get right on into the details.

If you would like to recap on the first Editing Diaries entry for The Dream, you can read it here:

• Editing Diaries: The Dream (Episode 1)

Second Read Through/First Round of Edits – Read on Kindle (Cont.): January 2023 to March 2023

When I last left y’all in March, I believe I had 30% more of The Dream to edit during the first official round of edits. So, did I make good on my promise and finish that round before the end of March?

Yes! If I remember correctly, I think I finished that round the week before the first Editing Diaries entry went live, and just didn’t update the post to reflect that. My bad. 🙂

Third Read Through/Second Round of Edits – Listened to on Word: April 2023 to May 2023

It took me an entire month to make time to do so, but I finally finished the first listen edit for The Dream in mid-May, after starting this round in mid-April. This is just because I only have a handful of days in the week where I can get on my computer after work, since it can be slow, and I have other obligations to tend to during the week.

During this round of listen edits, I made line edits as Word read the book to me, and made some side notes of things I need to add or change before my next read.

What changes do I need to make? There are a couple of scenes that I would like to flesh out more toward the beginning. I also need to write in more appearances for Porter (I forgot to mention him at all! *facepalm*) and Jace’s cousin, Jackson, who I think y’all will love for his crazy personality. 🙂

Oh yeah… and I think I need to write, like, three songs about different scenarios Emery goes through. XD Y’all pray for me on that.

Current Mission: Complete All the Goals in Those Side Notes

I feel like I’ll probably be procrastinating on this for a while. XD

Honestly, it’s really not going to be that bad to go through and change some things. I just need the willpower to do it.

I mean, at least I’m not rearranging the majority of the book to and then adding 12k words like with the book that came before it… *Shudders* What a time. 😛

I don’t know why I’m hesitating so much, other than the fact I plan on implementing these changes during my normal writing time for On the Flip Side, which will hinder my writing progress on that. I finally got my writing momentum back, and I want to keep it that way. Still… I can’t publish another book until I finishing editing the book, so The Dream has to take priority sometime.

Anyway, I hope to have this list of changes completed, as well as another Kindle read-through completed, by the next Editing Diaries post. 🙂

Talk to Me, Arrowheads!

If you’re a reader, be prepared to shed some happy tears when The Dream releases! I shed some myself during the listen edit! ❤

If you’re a writer, what are you currently working on, and what stage of work are you in (outlining, writing, editing, or publishing)?

Aim high, stay strong, and always hit your mark.

-Allyson 😀