I'm in the depths of my third read and the spreadsheet that accompanies it. That means I'm taking a very hard look at what is working, what isn't, and what each scene needs in order to actually work. For almost half of my book, that means being cut. When I tried my rewrite in June,… Continue reading Revision Diaries: When half the book doesn’t work anymore.
I've heard of reading through a draft before to see it from the perspective of future readers before you edit. However, going further than that seemed over the top when the problems seemed obvious. Did I know how to actually tackle the problems I found while reading or even use the wonderful gems I found… Continue reading Revision Diaries: Evaluating the Manuscript
No post last week because of this little Nugget that is now in our lives: So many naps, not so much sleep during the night. This week though I want to talk about how my revision is going so far. I'm currently in my first read through of my novel after taking a significant break.… Continue reading Revision Diaries: The Read Through
I am taking a course from the wonderful Caroline Donahue called "The Next Draft Intensive." It's a ten week intensive to revising a novel where she shares what she's learned while interviewing authors on her podcast as well as through the revision process of her own novel. I'm HYPE! It's like the nervous/excited feeling of… Continue reading The start of the Revision Diaries
I hit 20,000 words! The average YA/romance novel is between 50,000 to 80,000 words. Using 80,000 as my goal, that's about 1/4 of the way through the book! Woooo! I'm a big believer in celebrating wins, even if they feel small. This belief stems from my very bad tendency to...not do that at all and… Continue reading I’ve hit a milestone! Let’s celebrate!
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