15 May

The Cutting Edge

Author: Darcia Helle  //  Category: In The Works

Last night, I sent my upcoming novel The Cutting Edge off to Bob, my good friend and also my new editor! It’s a huge relief to have a professional editor to do the fine-tuning. This means I will not be forced to re-read my own words countless times, to the point of losing my last shred of sanity! Editing your own novels is tedious and difficult – and not something I’d suggest.

This will also be the first time someone else reads it. That always creates a bit of anxiety.

My mother also received a copy to read that night. But that doesn’t really count. :)

This novel is about a hairstylist with murder on her mind. Her clients are driving her mad and she fantasizes about killing them in gruesome ways. She crosses paths with a serial killer who believes she’s a kindred soul. Is she?

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  • http://www.stacyjuba.com Stacy

    This sounds like an absolutely fascinating book! Can’t wait to read it. Love the title.

  • http://www.QuietFuryBooks.com Darcia Helle

    I had a lot of fun writing this one. Many of the incidents and conversations that take place in the salon actually did happen (with slight variations) in the salon I worked in for 15 years. I wrote this one in first person, so I exercised all my demons in the process!

  • http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/ Jane Kennedy Sutton

    Congratulations on getting the book to that point. It is a big help to have a professional edit. I try to get my manuscript in as good as shape possible, but my editor manages to find glaring mistakes that I can’t believe I missed. You’re right – editing your own work is very difficult. I can’t wait to read it!

  • http://www.QuietFuryBooks.com Darcia Helle

    Isn’t it amazing how we can miss the most obvious things in our own writing? Since we spent so many months on the creation, I think our minds see what we expect it to say.

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