Is anyone nervous about editing their novel after this month?

As someone who's going to actively purse publishing this particular story. I'm almost dreading going back through my novel, I want to find someone who will go through it with me and mark what doesn't add up or outright seems very stupid.

Or just hire an editor and let him mark up the manuscript to his heart's content.

Anyone else feeling this way?

Oh, absolutely! I am trying so hard not to go through and edit now but I am dreading it all the same, becuase I know there's going to be a lot of work to be done. Luckily my partner is willing to go through it with me and she is going to be a great help in keeping me from hitting my head against a wall or crying.

Definitely. I'm really into the idea for my story and I would like to work on it and improve it, but I know it's in bad shape right now. It kind of freezes me up sometimes when I'm writing because I want so much for it to be good, but I spent too long writing dull parts in the beginning and it's missing some emotional oomph.

I'm a little afraid I'll never get that back into the story and that editing and rewriting will be a disaster.

I am so terrified of editing my novel that I almost don't want to finish it. But I do want to make it pretty so that I can turn it into a graphic novel.

Yeah, editing's going to be a bitch. I'm considering posting it online and asking people to tear it apart or something.

I'm terrified of going back and actively editing it. Right now I'll go back a little ways and read some of what I last wrote (the day after) just to get me reacquainted with where I am (I'm working without an outline so cut me some slack) and I do a bit of editing then, but I'm trying to keep that to a minimal.

<.< I actually plan to rope my girlfriend into helping me edit my novel after November. She just doesn't know it yet. ^_^ But it's cool, I know she's dying to read it (plus, she reads SUPER FAST, so this is a WIN idea).

It's the bane of my life.
Editing makes me want to just scrap the whole bastard thing, but I'm determined to see it through.
Good luck!

Terrified. This is The One I want to edit and throw out there to publishers. I started it last NaNo so right now I'm storming towards the end of it. It'll end over 100,000 words in length, I'm estimating 120,000 tops. Then I have to edit it. I'm not looking forward to that!

I think I'm gonna go through it once as much as I can, edit the major issues I had with the beginnings, add in names and places and dig out a map of some areas so my descriptions fit what it's supposed to look like. And then I'm giving it out to my boyfriend, my best friend and one other person who I've yet to decide on.

God yes. But aren't we all?

Remember. If you get one good word for every ten (or substitute "sentences" or "paragraphs" or "pages," if you like), you're doing well.

And I'll bet you...every one of us are doing well. :)

Yes, I am scared to death of looking back on it and realizing it is crap!

I think, other than a brief read through, correcting or changing anything I really don't like or can see a better way to do, I'm not going to do any more editing until I've had a few people read it and gotten some feedback. I'm really not feeling like analysing what I've written.

I'm actually excited. Getting rid of all those typos I've been leaving in is going to be a liberating experience for sure. After that, it seems less exciting, but I'm planning on doing this for a living, so whether it's exciting or dull doesn't have a whole lot of bearing on whether I'm going to do it or not.

I am always editing. Luckily, you can turn entire sections invisible in my writing software. (Jer's Novel Writer) I already have made many note saying things like "expand!" or "this sucks, revise!"; I am pretty sure I will have to do some major rewriting.

I'm very nervous! Because, I know I'll have to pretty much take it apart til not word rests atop another and start from the beginning again. Right now I'm just writing anything that comes to mind and the POV is so screwed up... But I'm also very excited, but I feel like I have a lot of usable material already. :D

I'm actually looking forward to it! I'll admit, I pulled an idea from thin air on day five. I'm now 10k words in (catching up, yay!) and watching the characters actually develop. I'm been talking over plot points with my husband and will be asking for help from others as I go on.

Since I had no idea where I was going in the beginning, I look forward to going back and editing it. Of course, I'm odd like that. I am aware that I will have moments of, "Oh. My. God. What have I gotten myself into?" But I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Yes. I've never finished a novel before as I'm a brand spanking new writer so everything about the process scares me!

I probably won't. :P In the past I've edited a couple more versions of the draft, aided by several awesome people which include my mom and best friend, also talented writers. But then I just let the novel sit forever. I'm not nervous about it. In fact, I think I'll be happily surprised.

absolutely...but only because to edit it well I'll need to have people read it and I honestly think I'm a crappy writer...but if Twilight can be published so can I dammit!

Oh God yes, I'm afraid I'll go back to it and realize it's utter cr*p.
Plus, I just don't really like revising. I'm reading a book called 'Acts of Revision' atm, just to see how other authors go about this and maybe find some new ideas.

I'm a bit nervous... going into this without a particularly clear plot, with my world-building stuff changing itself around in the middle of things... without names for most of the minor characters. ~_~* I DO want to see this published, though. I've been dreaming of getting this particular story written and published for 14 years now (ever since I came up with the idea while waiting for my ride home back in 9th grade). I know the editing is going to be a LOT of work.... and I am thinking I need a way to keep on-track to get it done. I can probably depend on my mom to help out at least a little (she's been waiting to read this story since before I started writing it, and I plan on sticking that in the dedication).

Maybe we should set up a 'revisions and editing' group? Sorta help each other with various things? That way we don't have to just focus on our own work? Or maybe I'm completely off.... ~_~* I dunno.....