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”
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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”
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?”
Who’s Writing This Novel?
The answer to that question is “not me.” I have not been writing for the past month or two, and I am trying to work out why I stopped. I took time around April to work out my outline which was a change for me. I generally have a rough idea of a few scenesContinue reading “Who’s Writing This Novel?”
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