Finish by October 3, 2016 Big Picture Edit - 11 scenes Go through "To Do List" items Early October Meeting with an editor to discuss story structure, character arcs, and random questions. Early/Mid October Make changes based on editor's feedback. Mid/Late October Take a 2-week break from the story. Read a bunch of books. Go back through UDemy writing courses and resource articles. Early November Begin another round of editing. Determine if another round or 2 of editing will be necessary. If not... December 2016-January 2017 Send full manuscript to an editor. Refresh email constantly until I hear back. Cry my eyes out when I see all of the red marks. Then take a deep breath and get to work
Thank you for the warm welcome I finished the Big Picture edit! Now slogging my way through the items on my "To Do" list.