Tag: revision

  • Changing Tracks: From Drafting To Revision

    So this week I finally finished the extremely ugly first draft of my latest WIP (tentatively called FROZEN STAR.) Which means that now suddenly I have to switch from drafting-brain to revision. It sometimes make me secretly suspect, especially when I consider the kind of revision I’ve undertaken previously, that somehow or other I was…

  • Thematic Centering

    As I’ve probably whined about mentioned, I’ve been working on a thorough revision of the beastly book I swore I’d never rewrite again (I call this draft 8 because actually knowing how many drafts it’s been might make my brain explode.) 😉 Anyway, in this current rewrite I’ve been centering all revision based on a…

  • How Many Revisions Is “Enough?”

    Yet again, I must apologize for my tardiness in posting. Last week was the long weekend, so no entry for the Monday, and with Monday’s now becoming loco-manic-days, I may switch to Tuesdays. 😉 Anyway, as I’ve gotten back a great beta read on a WIP that I’ve revised more times than I care to…

  • Choosing Perspective: First Person vs Third

    The gobbledygook mess that is my current WIP is throwing more challenges my way. I had problems writing the heroine’s voice so I changed to first person and wrote the next 3/4 of the novel that way … and now I think I’ve changed my mind. The question is why this is worth the extra…

  • Crap, Crap, Everywhere: How to Find Perspective When You Think the Pages Stink

    Yep, I’m still in revisions. And this post is late today (sorry about that!). I’m at the point where it feels like revisions will never, ever end and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. It was turned off last Tuesday. Or maybe back in December … Anyhoo, I’ve been going through…

  • Revision and Plotting: Do as I say, not as I’ve done (pt 2)

    As promised, here are the last 5 tips, or my advice on writing that sometimes, I’ve had a hard time remembering, and other times, has been learned the hard way. (for part 1 of this post, see: Revision and Plotting: Do as I say, not as I’ve done (pt1). Hope it helps! It’s your story.…

  • Revision and Plotting: Do as I say, not as I’ve done, Pt 1

    Do you ever have a moment when you pray to whatever you believe in that maybe, just maybe, you’ll start getting smarter? That maybe you’ll stop making the same ridiculous mistakes again and again, ever after making your life more difficult? I do. Especially when it comes to my writing. As with many things, it’s…

  • See the Light at the End of the Tunnel: My Method of Revision (part 2)

    Hey there! So last week I shared the first 5 steps I used in this latest revision – which is going really well, considering the mess the manuscript was / is in. Here are the final 5 of my steps. Hope they’re helpful! 🙂 Identify the various plot threads. Are your chapters working hard enough…

  • 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…

  • It’s a Mad World – In the Real and Fictional World

    Last week I finished the rough draft of my latest WIP; it’s a total mess. Today was a doctor’s appointment for the kidlet, meaning I had to drive into town, braving the idiots on the road who clearly place a higher value on their own time – and lives – above all else. Then I…

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