{"id":8562,"date":"2015-08-24T00:05:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T05:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2015-08-22T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T17:49:21","slug":"write-jane-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/write-jane-write\/","title":{"rendered":"Write, Jane, Write!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Harding<\/a>Progress has continued on my mystery novel set in the wilds of northwest South Dakota since the last Gravel Road update about Jane and her excellent adventures.<\/a> Of course, every good mystery novel is replete with twists and turns, and this one is no exception. What are the latest twists and turns?<\/p>\n

The first is this.<\/p>\n

My agent, a wonderful woman and mom to 3 lovely little girls, had planned to read it on vacation. But because that vacation included entertaining 3 lovely little girls, so she didn’t have time to read anything. Which turned out to be a good thing.<\/p>\n

Because of the second twist.<\/p>\n

My daughter did read the book and returned it with the most marvelous feedback. Feedback that, if implemented, will improve the novel immensely. Feedback that shows she could be a professional editor…and as a literature major she has the credentials. So if you’re looking to hire someone to shape up your manuscript, just let me know. But I digress.<\/p>\n

Back to the second twist.<\/p>\n

The feedback was so good, I emailed my agent and said, “If you haven’t read the book yet, don’t. Wait for the next draft which will incorporate the feedback from my daughter.”<\/p>\n

On to the third twist.<\/p>\n

My daughter’s feedback is as unique as she is, consisting as it does of items like the following:<\/p>\n