by Allyson Lindt | Jan 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite movies of all times (seriously, it’s in the top two), is ‘Chasing Amy’. I don’t watch it as often as maybe I should, because it’s an emotional wringer for me. I have to be in the mood to have my guts wrenched out....
by Allyson Lindt | Jan 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Allyson Lindt | Jan 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve been engrossed. In a 15-day writing challenge, in novel re-writes, all of it. So I haven’t been reading as many blogs as I like to. And my own posts have been even more scatter-brained than ever. For instance, this was supposed to go up on Monday and...
by Allyson Lindt | 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...
by Allyson Lindt | 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...
by Allyson Lindt | 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...