NaNoWriMo – Wendy Crafton Writes

Day 14 – ToNoRevMo

At the end of my last post, I said “Hoping with the next update I can say I have actually revised areas of the draft…” If I’d only known what was about to happen.

Well, I did it. On time? No. But I did it! Last Monday was the day to complete Phase 1 — I finished Wednesday. My hallway is now lined on both sides with 11 sheets of paper documenting the entire novel. Was this helpful in any way? Immensely! I highlighted the main/side character’s names eachContinue reading “Day 10 – ToNoRevMo”

Day 7 – ToNoRevMo

If you haven’t been following along, I am on a mission to revise my draft into a submittable novel by end of the month. The goal is five complete pass-throughs which means reviewing at least six sections a day during the month of November. You can read the initial thought process here MyNoRevisMo and here Counting Down toContinue reading “Day 7 – ToNoRevMo”

Day 4 – ToNoRevMo

Counting Down to Revisions

Two things. First, as I am reading my previous post MyNoRevisMo, I am realizing the name sounds as though I will do NO revising this month. So, my announcement now needs revision by way of a new name. First, we’ll shorten Revis to just Rev. The NO and MO seem fine it’s the MY atContinue reading “Counting Down to Revisions”

MyNoRevisMo

Most are familiar with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but what about those of us in endless revisions? The thought of writing something new while trying to revise my already written novel seems mad. Mad I tell you! I present to you My Novel Revision Month (MyNoRevisMo). During the 30 days of November, I setContinue reading “MyNoRevisMo”