Tag: plan
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To Plan or Embrace Spontaneity?
I am not, in normal life, a spontaneous person. As much as I complain about the trudge of the usual ruts life settles into, there is comfort in familiarity. So this past weekend was planned much the same: clean up around the yard preparing for autumn, have an overdue dinner-party with friends, and fit in…
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Rewrites in 4 Easy Phases: Phase 4: Micro Assessment and Changes
We’ve made it. We’ve arrived at the final phase of the rewrite, and from here, you know you can succeed. (Um, is it just me, or have I really been that obsessed with plot structure that I think the 4 phases are also based on the four plot sections?) Well, good news is, we have…
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Rewrites in 4 Easy Phases: Phase 3: Implementation of Macro Changes
Hello, and welcome back. Hope you’re full of energy and enthusiasm, because today we look at Phase 3: Implementation of Macro Changes which is probably the hardest bit. Today we enter the real meat of rewrites. You know, the actual “rewriting” bit. Okay, so get ready. Get yourself psyched, remind yourself that you know what…
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Rewrites in 4 Easy Phases: Phase 2: Macro Assessment and Changes
Herein we enter the phase of rewrites I never properly considered … and have had to do many, many more drafts of the zombie book than I should have. So hopefully you don’t have the same problems, I’m here to help. Phase 2 looks at the big issue changes and issues to address during the…
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Rewrites in 4 Easy Phases: Phase 1: Assessment
Hey! Welcome back to my rewrite method. This week we examine Phase 1: Assessment. At its most basic, this phase means you need to go through your completed draft and make an honest assessment of what’s working, and inevitably, what’s not. I’ll pause with the caveat that different people recommend different amounts of time to…
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Rewrites in 4 Easy Phases: Yes, seriously
So, if you’ve been reading, you know I’m in rewrites. Yep, still. But I think I see the light ahead (then again, I always say that. Makes me happy, true or not.) Anyhoo, I thought I’d share my method and what I’ve learned about rewrites and their 4 phases. Because as much as I hear…
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Rewriting like a fiend!
So, in an update, my last methods for improving my success rewriting seem to have worked. I beat the wall – actually, I discovered that I just needed to back up, and there was no wall. Therefore, I’m trying to fly through rewrites, and have very little additional time for anything else (there’s also that…