I love The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, but it's becoming a metaphor for my life. I'm convinced waiting for your first round of editorial notes is a little like wandering through the Forest of Hands and Teeth, Unconsecrated notes that may eat your book alive waiting at every hole in the fence. The hands of the pen reaching out to pull me into the void of the Forest of Indecision.
What to keep?
What to cut?
My mind will become as empty as useless as the minds of the Unconsecrated.
What if I get lost in the Forest of Hands and Teeth of editing? Never to be seen again?
a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.
“What if I get lost in the Forest of Hands and Teeth of editing? Never to be seen again?”
God Forbid!! that would jsut be tragic!!!
Nice reflexion ^^.
I can’t wait to read that book!
V- I hope you are not being sarcastic. I suffer from a poor sense of direction.
Kami- I wouldn’t dream of it… If u get lost I’ll come get you. I am good with direction…. internal GPS baby!!