editing
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This past month, I began editing the first novel in my series. I’ve edited this piece before, but with kid gloves. The first time, I wasn’t ready to cut and maim and kill my darlings. This time, I’m back with a vengeance and murdering sections left and right to make it a cohesive narrative. Here’s…
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Here we are as one month wraps up and another begins. May was a productive month (for the most part). Here’s how I did: Results from May: Continue Ghost House Heart 443 words added Start editing previous books in the series. I started with book one and got a total of 19,911 words (more about…
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These past few weeks, the entire month of February, has been strange for me. I had a tonsillectomy on the 31st of January and practically all of February was spent in bed recovering, or scrambling to get homework done as my semester for my bachelors program was winding down. Yes, I know, I’m excellent at…
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Yes, I am doing Camp NaNo this July. I’m working on several projects. Writing- Little Earthquakes- Based on the first album by the lovely Tori Amos, the story follows a young woman as she tries to navigate several disasters that threaten to destroy her dream of being a dancer. The Schemes of VKs (Descendants fanfiction)- A…
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There is something so exciting about finishing something.
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I have been so busy with work and writing that I have let the blog fall to the wayside and I apologize. June is going to be hectic, as I am trying to edit one novel, and type up my handwritten draft of another before June 30th. Hectic? Yes! Blog-worthy? Maybe… Stay tuned!
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New plans for the blog. Details inside!
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Guess what I did today!
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Writing is hard. A lot of readers just think words on a page means instant book, but we writers know that is far from the truth. Writing takes editing, editing takes time and rewrites. Words rarely end up on the page and stay where they are in the first draft. Sometimes, the whole process of…
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Rarely ever do writers write like actors portraying writers in movies. In movies, there is just one draft, no hardship, no long nights editing and crying because you can’t remember how to spell an easy word, no agonizing wait times. Just shiny finished product. Movies make writing seem like the easiest thing in the world,…
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Writing is hard work. On the good days, it’s like playing god in your own little universe, on the bad days, it’s like babysitting spawn from hell. Most of the time it all depends on the words we put (or don’t put) on the page. Writing should come easy. Put word after word until you…
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Writers write. Or so you would think. Do artists art, or musicians music? Well, yes, in a way, but there is more to being a writer, artist and musician than just a word that describes what we do. Being a writer is more than just putting words on a page, it’s also reading and editing…