Heather Weidner
When I was younger and dreamed of becoming a writer, I never imagined how much revising and rewriting were involved in the process. I went through what felt like thousands of rounds of self-editing, several rounds with my wonderful Sisters in Crime — Central Virginia critique group, and three rounds with the publisher’s editor and proofreaders.
I started Secret Lives and Private Eyes with four different opening chapters. The original introductory chapter was moved further in the story. And the new first chapter eventually became a prologue to the mystery.
Thanks so much for contributing this post, Heather! I enjoyed reading it.
I’m glad I never had to do that when I was a private eye, but it makes for fun reading. Good luck with the series.
Thank you so much! I enjoyed visiting with your readers! Gayle, message me. I’d love to chat about some of your experiences. Delanie has a knack for getting in and out of trouble.