I've reached a point where I've started to hate my book. I've edited it so many times that I feel it's never going to be perfect and I don't want to end up being one of those writers who just keeps editing for the next 20 years.
Each time I edit it, the plot doesn't really change, just the path it takes to get to the end.
For example, Boy's father is attacked by masked intruder. Boy meets girl and falls in love. The masked intruder is revealed to be the same person who attacked his father and turns out to be the girl, who unknowingly transforms into the masked intruder after a curse was placed on her. Boy loses it but realises it's not her fault that this happens and the bond between them deepens. While Boy battles the evil warlock, girl appears under the evil warlock's control, transforms into masked intruder and attacks the boy. Boy kills evil warlock and stun girl. When she comes to boy promises to cure girl so they can be together.
That becomes
Boy's father is attacked by a masked intruder. Boy meets girl and falls in love. While Boy battles the evil warlock, girl appears under the evil warlock's control, transforms into masked intruder and attacks the boy. Boy kills evil warlock and stuns girl. When she comes to boy promises to cure girl so they can be together.
I've had the first five chapters of my pre-psycho editing phase read by beta reader who have all given me great responses....I just feel like I can do more...
So please. tell me, when is enough enough?
Each time I edit it, the plot doesn't really change, just the path it takes to get to the end.
For example, Boy's father is attacked by masked intruder. Boy meets girl and falls in love. The masked intruder is revealed to be the same person who attacked his father and turns out to be the girl, who unknowingly transforms into the masked intruder after a curse was placed on her. Boy loses it but realises it's not her fault that this happens and the bond between them deepens. While Boy battles the evil warlock, girl appears under the evil warlock's control, transforms into masked intruder and attacks the boy. Boy kills evil warlock and stun girl. When she comes to boy promises to cure girl so they can be together.
That becomes
Boy's father is attacked by a masked intruder. Boy meets girl and falls in love. While Boy battles the evil warlock, girl appears under the evil warlock's control, transforms into masked intruder and attacks the boy. Boy kills evil warlock and stuns girl. When she comes to boy promises to cure girl so they can be together.
I've had the first five chapters of my pre-psycho editing phase read by beta reader who have all given me great responses....I just feel like I can do more...
So please. tell me, when is enough enough?