I know I should let my manuscript sit for a while, especially since it was written in spurts of mad writing frenzies during NaNoWriMo, but I really really really wanted to get the first chapter ready to submit for a critique at next month's SCBWI-Florida conference in Miami. Being a first time novelist I learned something that surprised me. Revisions are freaking hard! Harder than writing the first draft. Now that my internal editor lady has been let back in after her month long banishment, she is super pissed off and worse than ever. I may have to hire a hit man to knock her off for me. I am happy to say that despite her stalwart attempts to sabotage my confidence and with a December 15th deadline looming, I just overnighted my first chapter. I think it cleaned up pretty well. I also registered for the all day writers intensive workshop and plan on bringing a first page of one of my picture books for a chance at a first page critique. It might be my first conference but I'm going all out!