No more procrastination. If I want my next novel up for sale in August, I have to finish my edits. So what’s all this on my dining room table you ask. Well the stuff spread out is my current novel Each chapter times 3, in some cases times 6. The stuff in the stack is from my first novel(s) The Problem with Jake and it’s young adult rewrite The Trouble with Jake.
Read MoreWhen editing gets in the way
A few of my friends have been having this same problem lately. I’m kind of glad because it means that I’m not the only one, but on the other hand, this is becoming an issue. How do you balance writing a new piece with editing an old.
Read More6400 words
It was my turn to submit something for our editing group. I had to rewrite the end of the novel I’ve been editing. When I sent my first ending to the group they called me out for it. (You might remember me blogging about how I’d written the entire novel from Hillary’s point of view and then, after she screwed up, everyone went away to fix the problem and came back to tell her about it
Read MoreA walk, sun, chocolate and writing
Start to finish today has been a great day. Even though I didn’t sleep the best last night, I was up on time and ready for action. That mid-evening coffee apparently wasn’t a good idea after all.
Read MoreThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Despite the heated scorn I can already feel from some of my friends, I’ve purchased and finished the new novella by Stephenie Meyer, “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner”. I enjoyed this story more than the original series.
Read MoreEditing
Today is/was back to back editing. I still have more to go. I think I’ll hole up in my bedroom with my laptop for the evening to give myself a chance to get some work done. My brother, I’ve discovered (and probably mentioned several times already) becomes increasingly more distracting the more he tries not to be disctacting.
Read MoreThe Making of Jake – pt 1
Where is White’s Bluff and why did I use it as a location for my story about Jake? What’s the deal on the boat vacations?
Read MorePlayed Hooky From Writing
I’ve been writing like a mad woman all week, and editing too, so it’s no wonder my brain has turned to mush.
Read MoreWe Rocked the Library
So during the month of November many of my friends, who are also writers, do Nanowrimo. It’s crazy, it’s fun, I’m 1/4 of the way through writing a new manuscript and I learned last night just how crazy writer’s are in general. Last night we …
Read MoreI just hit 11,000 words.
I have never been so far ahead of a writing goal before in my life. Which is a good thing because tomorrow is going to be almost a complete wash.
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