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Day 2 – ToNoRevMo

It’s day two of Total Novel Revision Month, and, so far, I am on track. The goal is to review/revise at least six sections each day with the final goal of making five full passthroughs of all sections. I’ve decided to make this first passthrough about the who, where, what in each section. I haveContinue reading “Day 2 – ToNoRevMo”

Twelve Days (and counting)

Hello, my name is Wendy, and I am a procrastinator. I signed up for the James River Writers Conference months ago. I also signed up for a 15 minute one-on-one with an agent to chat about my novel. Yep, to chat about a first draft novel with so many loose ends and nonsensical story linesContinue reading “Twelve Days (and counting)”

Just Get Through It …

I swear I am trying. I am truly trying to get through enough edits to feel like I have a handle on this draft by October 6th. What’s that? You want to know why October 6th? Well. October 6th – October 8th is the 21st Annual James River Writers Conference, and I have the opportunityContinue reading “Just Get Through It …”

Let the Edits Begin!

The draft of Symbiosis (WIP) is now a year old, so it’s time to start the edits. I sent my first page for a review/critique through a workshop with James River Writers. The feedback gave me the push I needed to get into the edits. So, here we go! I’ve reworked the beginning scenes aContinue reading “Let the Edits Begin!”

First Draft Complete, Now What?

In 2021, I wrote about 13,000 words on this first draft. I think I restarted it twice and put it away more often than I wrote. From March of this year to now, I’ve written 63,000 words. As of 11pm, Thursday, June 9th, I’ve completed my first draft of Symbiosis at 76,000 words. This isContinue reading “First Draft Complete, Now What?”

Here Comes the Plot Bunny…

There once was a girl with a story in her head. A story she wanted, no she needed to write. The girl was excited and started outlining, storyboarding, and cutting out images and pasting them on boards. She loved to see the faces she’d attached to the characters in her mind. They spoke to herContinue reading “Here Comes the Plot Bunny…”