So I am set to self publish my novel in a month. Cover is ready, goodreads giveaway, the ARC is in several bloggers hands. Had it beta read and edited by a professional editor who does that job full time (also used to be my high school English teacher!) It's been chopped up and put together several times.
Anyway, months ago, my husband, who is affiliated with a magazine owned by a publishing family was offered the opportunity to pass my MS along to someone in the family who writes in the same genre as me. Great if she gets around to it I thought, but I didn't want to pressure her nor the person who passed it along. There was so many degrees of separation so when months passed and I thought it got shelved.
Well I get an email today that she read it and wants to share her thoughts!
I am afraid she is going to make some big suggestions. What do I do then? People are already reading the novel for review. I think it's too late for me to make changes. Plus, I don't think it would be courteous to those who are already reading my "final" version. I am nauseous awaiting her feedback because if it's major, then I will feel it's not good enough even though I felt it was previously.
Anyway, months ago, my husband, who is affiliated with a magazine owned by a publishing family was offered the opportunity to pass my MS along to someone in the family who writes in the same genre as me. Great if she gets around to it I thought, but I didn't want to pressure her nor the person who passed it along. There was so many degrees of separation so when months passed and I thought it got shelved.
Well I get an email today that she read it and wants to share her thoughts!
I am afraid she is going to make some big suggestions. What do I do then? People are already reading the novel for review. I think it's too late for me to make changes. Plus, I don't think it would be courteous to those who are already reading my "final" version. I am nauseous awaiting her feedback because if it's major, then I will feel it's not good enough even though I felt it was previously.
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