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Welcome Leisl Kaberry

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Sit back and have a cup of tea with me while we learn what Leisl Kaberry has to say about editing.  Leisl is a friend of mine and fellow Rave Reviews Book Club member.  Leisl is also the author of Titanian Chronicles: Journey of Destiny.

The Dreaded Edit – A Terrible Chore or The Sculpting of a Masterpiece?

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So you’ve finished the first draft of your manuscript and it’s time for editing to begin… do you run and hide under your covers hoping the elves will visit during the night and fix the errors? Do you send it on to someone else and let them deal with it? Or do you stare it in the face and refuse to let it beat you?

I don’t think editing is anyone’s favourite part of the writing process but it doesn’t have to feel like a terrible chore either.

I tend to believe…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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