I've been feeling a little hesitant to go back to my revised draft. I feel like it will take so long just to get it to a point where I feel the story is really showing itself. The story feels slow and boring, but that might also be because I read it 6 or 7… Continue reading Trying something new helps
For this story, I'm trying out a spreadsheet method of plotting. Now, since it's a first draft I didn't plot TOO much, since I still like that discovery feeling. I'm basically using some standard plot beats to get this done. There are many plotting systems (almost too many), from the Hero's Journey to Save the… Continue reading Trying something new with plotting
How is it already almost NaNoWriMo time?! I put out a poll on my instagram to try and help me decide what I should work on, a shiny new project or a draft in progress. I also gave the option that I could "wait until the last minute and do whatever I feel." I kid… Continue reading Preptober!
Okay. So now that the big developmental edit/rewrite is complete, I've sent the book off to a couple of beta readers to make sure the plot makes sense. This has me SHAKING. Why is it so terrifying to have other people read my writing? Probably because I just spent the better part of two years… Continue reading People reading my writing is scary!
I FINISHED MY REVISION! Woooooo! Is it "finished" no...but it's so much closer to that stage. It took almost a year to work through re-reading, critiquing, and re-planning the novel. The writing alone took 9 months to finish. But, honestly, I'm thrilled. I had planned January 1 to December 31 for this project. The fact… Continue reading When completing projects feels anticlimactic
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