Good news! Edits are done! I’m going through the copy one more time and polishing things up, but I’ve at least gone through the entire thing now. Whew. And these edits are making it a lot better. Strengthening relationships, delving into greater detail about backgrounds and surroundings and smoothing out major plot points and transitions.
I […]
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I’m back from Italy! I had a great time, saw some great old buildings and statues and attended a beautiful wedding. It would have been perfect except for my extreme mold allergy. Since Venice is full of mold, my allergies kicked in big time. Anyway, here are some of my favorite pictures from the trip!
Roaming […]
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If you’ve stopped by and noticed I haven’t updated the blog lately, it’s because I’m in Venice! It’s beautiful here, and I’ve been getting some great edits done on the novel while listening to the singing Gondoliers pass by the rented apartment window.
I’ll be back later this week. Can’t wait to get started on the […]
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I’m so excited right now, and this is why. I’ve had a new idea.
People ask writers all the time where they get their ideas. There are lots of answers to that question, but I’ve never really had a good one. I know of great ways to get ideas, but I usually don’t go that […]
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I have to start out by saying that my TBR pile at home is reaching some amount over 50 novels. I keep buying and buying books all over the place, and I have enough to last me the rest of this year.
But, right now, I have a short-term TBR pile of books on my coffee […]
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I’m having some trouble with my internet connection tonight which means I wasn’t able to write the post I wanted to for the blog. What it does mean is that I got some serious work done on my edits.
Hopefully this mess will get straightened out, and I’ll have a real post tomorrow morning.
One thing I […]
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Whew, I just spent hours upon hours doing some agent research. I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed and frazzled. There are so many agents and so much information out there that it takes a lot of time and patience to wade through it all. But it’s worth it to find the gems that you feel would […]
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Happy writer with her manuscript!
So, now that I’ve finished the first draft, what’s next?
1. Rewrite. I’m trying my best not to start on this right away although I have a little bit already. I’m going to try to let it sit until I go on my trip to Italy. Plane ride editing fun! Then, the […]
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I don’t think it has hit me yet, but I just typed, “The End” on my WIP! My first draft is officially complete!
After I typed it, I started fiddling around a bit with the last chapter like I wasn’t actually done. It’s like I couldn’t believe I actually made it to that point. Yes, I […]
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So close! So very very close.
Last week, I mentioned that I would try to complete the novel within the next week. That didn’t happen. However, I still made some good progress. Eventually. I’m almost there!
As far as totals are concerned, I wrote almost 7,000 words this past week which gets me up to a total […]
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