My one and only goal for 2024 is to finish rewrites of my manuscript. It's not even to "finish" the book, but just to finish the rewrites based on my developmental edit. My developmental editor gave me some wonderful suggestions. The first one I'm tackling is to make Chapter 1 more engaging. By that I… Continue reading Finally jumping back in
Oh boy. It's been a busy month. All good things, but oof. The worst part is that, for some reason, I can't get myself to start working on my edit. I'm so intimidated by reading through it and starting changes. I think they call that "resistance," when the internal critic decides it's safest to keep… Continue reading So much to do and not able to start
I didn't really know what to expect from a developmental editor. Sure, I know how I edit things and how my critique group comments on pieces, but I didn't know how that would look from somebody else. If you, like me, don't know what to expect from a developmental editor, let me break it down… Continue reading Developmental Edits are in!
Sure, my deadline is self-inflicted, but it still means a lot to me. I plan to have my new story starting its release on the Radish Fiction app during the month of March. So far I plan two episodes per week. I'll be putting the first 7 up right away so that you can read… Continue reading My deadline approaches
The inner critic will often tell you what you're doing is terrible or not worth it or various other versions of "no, don't do it." But, what happens when that critic changes tactics? Recently, I've been so exhausted when I sit down to write or think about my books. I'll be able to go do… Continue reading When the inner critic changes tactics
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