Tag: rewrite

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Stuck in the Middle: Or, singing the rewrite blues

    Once upon a time, my rewrites were going GREAT! I mean, things were just ticking along as quickly as they could, and some of the scenes I discovered – even I liked them! I raced towards the midpoint and then … And then I hit the big ol’ midpoint wall. I’m not sure what I…

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