Tag: process
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An Open Letter to My First Draft WIP
Dear WIP, Why are you being so freaking disagreeable? I know we haven’t known each other long, only about 40,000 words or so. And I know I haven’t spent as much time with you as you’d like, but I’ve made all the changes, deleted characters you didn’t care for, even changed ones I liked, but…
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The Writing Process Blog Tour
Good morning! The Writing Process Blog Tour arrives here today. It’s my turn to try and explain the madness that is my process. How does it work? I answer a few simple questions, then tag the next author who will likewise answer the questions when they next post their blog. I was tagged by fellow…
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Stumped … or not?
Today is the first day this year that I’ve tried to work on my current WIP. It hasn’t gone well. I’m not sure if this is just me, or if it means its time to abandon the project. I’m feeling rather philosophical about the whole thing since, after all, that makes it so much easier…
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Light at the End of the Tunnel: My Method of Revision (pt1)
I am not someone who usually like rewrites. To me, they always take SO much longer than writing the first draft did, and I’m left wondering if I even made it any better … which then leads to yet another new draft as I try to fix mistakes still left over from draft 1, and…
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When to Rewrite, and When to Leave it Alone: Or, Is It Done Yet?
The question of when something needs further drafts, versions, and either heavy rewrites or light editing is a question that, I think, a lot of writers consider. Likewise, I haven’t met a lot who like revisions, even though to a greater or lesser extent, they’re still essential for every work in progress (WIP). Thus arises…