The best-laid plans often have plot holes.
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Writing to feel the rain
I’ve completely finished the edits on my first draft! Let me tell you, it was an ugly mess. I mentioned in a previous post that I thought the beginning was going to be the easier part (it was not), and I found the further I got into the story the better it became. My husband […]
Read MoreKnowing when to show your work is the hardest step of all.
I’m getting to the point of editing where I just don’t feel like I can do much more to benefit my work. My eyes have looked at the same words so many times that I get sick just thinking about having to read over them again. (I’m not sure if that’s the appropriate response to […]
Read MoreWriting, editing, and the act of helping others.
So, if anyone saw my Facebook post the other day you’ll know that my editing is not going as smoothly as I would have liked. I knew the later chapters would be rough, but I had hoped that my earlier chapters would be better because I had spent some time editing those as I finished […]
Read MoreNeon Girlfriend is here…Let the editing commence!
I wanted this out earlier in the day, but I came down with some sort of 24-hour stomach bug. Everyone knows that those usually end up with you having an intimate day with your bathroom floor. Anyhow, I did manage to get myself to the print store before it closed last night and got the […]
Read MoreI’m finally completing the first draft of my current novel, and boy is it a light at the end of the tunnel.
Several weeks ago I posted about fighting with my decision to be a writer. I felt miserable, and I was second-guessing my ability to actually get something completed for publication. Interestingly enough, the day after that break down I looked through what I had written on my current novel and saw that I was maybe […]
Read More50 Word Friday #17: Submission
Sweaty fingers hover anxiously over computer keys. The harried writer rereads the work yet again. Is she within the word count? Are the font, line spacing, and header as requested? Better check that one sentence to make sure it isn’t a comma splice. Ready? Ready as she’ll ever be. Submit.
Read MoreWhy long writing projects are like an on-again-off-again relationship.
There are times when I’m looking at my writing and I truly think that I can’t spend one more minute with it. Be it the characters, the setting, or the plot nothing interests me anymore. So I break up with it. I shove it in a drawer and try to forget about all the good […]
Read MoreYour writing is part of an unhealthy relationship…at least when it isn’t working.
I know in last week’s post that I’d promise a craft lesson, but I think there’s something more important that I’d like to talk about today. It’s about knowing when something isn’t working. It’s about knowing when some piece of your work isn’t playing nice with the rest of your manuscript despite all the cajoling, […]
Read MoreThoughts from rewriting my first chapter…for the umpteenth time.
I used to think that I would write the first draft of my novel completely before going back and editing it, but it turns out that I don’t like moving forward with my story until I know that my foundation is solid. Your first chapter, more specifically your first four or five pages, is the […]
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