My Steps For Editing

by | Jan 20, 2011 | Uncategorized

Michael, over at “In Time…” has had a series of posts this week about his editing process. Hop over and take a look, because it’s a great perspective on the process. Like me, and so many of the rest of you, he’s polishing his novel for...

1/3 of the way through

by | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

I made it 1/3 of the way through my edits yesterday. about 25k words in. I’m adding more. Still. Which is funny because a lot of the stuff I’m adding is stuff I should have added two rounds ago. Explanation, reality. But each time I read through this...

And then there were twenty-eight

by | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized

Chapters. 28 chapters. Or so.I did not edit yesterday. I stared at my novel bleary-eyed and tweaked the very first paragraph. I added description of the noise in the diner kitchen. That was it.In my defense, I didn’t do much of anything yesterday. I had a twinge...

Misson Accomplished: Stage 1

by | Jan 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

I finished my novel this weekend. Wrote the final chapter, the intense fight scene, the anti-climactic ending…which means I failed to write a short story like I promised someone I would. I need to go apologize to her this morning :-(However, I acheived that...