The Plan … Best Laid of Course

The plan is to retype \”Bleak\”, so I have a digital copy to edit in the future. The bigger part of this plan is to reacquaint myself with this 5 year old story to chose my main characters for the 2015 NaNoWriMo starting November 1st. Great idea, but November 1st is getting closer every dayContinue reading “The Plan … Best Laid of Course”

Books for Revision and the Gifts in Dreams

Still on the hunt for help with revising this first draft. I checked out Holly Lisle\’s site. Very interesting information though the courses are not doable for me right now. Saving that one for a later date. I\’ve dropped \”Weekend Novelist Rewrites the Novel…\”  and \”Revision and Self Editing\” in my cart on the Writer\’sContinue reading “Books for Revision and the Gifts in Dreams”

Breaking Down the Forest

Working on revision today. I\’ve not been successful in finding a guide for revision of a novel. I divided the novel into 12 chapters a long time ago and am further breaking them down today. I\’ve tabbed each location change with colored sticky-notes that will correspond to the colored note cards I have. I wantContinue reading “Breaking Down the Forest”

Sooooo… Now What? And other musings…

There are few people in my life that are supportive of my writing in a way that makes me feel accomplished. One of them is my best friend. I know I can talk to her about my story openly and she will tell me what sounds great, offer ideas or just listen. We were talkingContinue reading “Sooooo… Now What? And other musings…”