Book 1 gave me the memories.

Book 2 lets the story grow beyond them. 🌸

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I know Tales from the Thousand-Year Capital so well that sometimes I forget the reader doesn’t 😂

That’s where editing becomes essential 🌸

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So much to work on between Sweet Memories and Bittersweet Memories.

But one question keeps bringing me back:

Do I really know the heart of the story? 🌸

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Sweet Memories explored learning not to be defined by the past.

Then I found myself asking:
What comes after?

That's where Bittersweet Memories begins. 🌸

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Eight chapters into Draft 3 of Bittersweet Memories and I'm already drowning in red. 😂

Grammar, phrasing, continuity...
Draft 3 has no mercy. 🖊️

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I thought Draft 3 would mean fewer red marks on Bittersweet Memories.

Apparently, I was being overly optimistic. 😂

I’m barely into the draft and already drowning in red ink! 🫣

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