I'm editing

That's probably a pretty good sign. Make sure you get some other opinions on it, of course. Sometimes we're just too close to see the faults.

I think you'll be just fine. Good luck!

I love when I'm editing and I like my own story! Even better is when I've done a couple other projects and then reread something of mine and forgot the neat stuff I wrote. That feels pretty great.

Congratulations! And I think it's a very good sign since we tend to be our own harshest critics

Editing - my favorite part (no tongue in cheek.) And the best moment, as mentioned above, is when I come to a section that I don't remember writing and I'm surprised.

From what I know of you, I'll bet the ms is really good, if you're happy with it. May the feeling continue!

I actually enjoy revising and editing, so I know what you mean. I can sometimes (often?) struggle through a first draft, but having something to work with is much easier than a blank screen.

mccardey said:

Way to cheer a girl up

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Not the helpful comment I intended. I'll just be over here in the corner...

Sounds promising to me. Good luck with it!

Good luck! I'm in the editing phase of the second draft of my work as well and had a similar experience. I was surprised not to hate it and that my crazy story-and-chapter-shifting-mania that came after draft one didn't a) destroy the story, or b) make me lose my mind (much). I know when I've read a whole page and not marked anything that I have a story there that's interesting enough. I'm sure more careful line-editing would reveal problems, but I consider it a a good sign. Unless you're unusually narcissistic--most writers are, in my experience, extraordinarily hard on themselves so I'm betting this isn't the case ;-)--the fact that you can even utter the words that your story is okay, or even--*gasp*--good! speaks to your quality as a writer. Congrats on getting that far!