The good, the bad, and the caffeine

I skipped the large mocha this morning, which I now regret because I’m craving chocolate. I got the large coffee anyway, which I now regret because I really didn’t need any more caffeine adding to my jitters. But…such is life, and I will probably...

My Steps For Editing

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

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

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...