I’ve been doing layout and editing on Lighter Than Air, one of the novels that I’ll be putting out this year. I’ve probably read the story a dozen times when I first wrote and polished it, but now that I’m doing the final layout, I’ve read through it four times in the past two days. And I think it gets better each time.
That’s one thing I find about my writing. I’m in love with the story when I write it, but when it ages while off at a publishing house or an agent, I tend to lose confidence. This was certainly a pleasant surprise when I opened up the file and began working on it again. I wrote a great story and it holds together very well, even under multiple re-readings.
A publisher has to be in love with the books he produces, and, you know, I’m not having any difficulty with that at all.