Writing is hard work and so is the editing process or so it should be. Why then am I enjoying editing my work so much?
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Morning and Writing
I woke at 5:08 a.m. I couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up, went into my computer room and started editing the book I wrote for NaNoWriMo 2016. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. I attempted it for the first time last year. It is supposed to take participants four weeks to write […]
Continue readingMeeting Kevin Spall from Thomson-Shore
Met Kevin Spall from Thomson-Shore books Saturday. What a pleasure it was to pitch my book for the first time.
Continue readingNaNoWriMo 2016
I was determined to start and finish a 40,000 word novel during the NaNoWriMo month of November 2016. I didn’t do it. Instead of taking me one month or 4 weeks to write a novel it took me 6 weeks. I’ve basked in this accomplishment for far too long. Last night I thought about starting […]
Continue readingSecond Draft Complete
Yesterday, I finished the second draft of my novel. I’ve started working on the third draft of my novel and have found several places where I can both tighten it up and expand character thoughts. The novel’s working title is “Second Chance at Happiness”.
Continue readingEditing first novel
So now I’m editing my novel. I’m finding plenty of things to correct; such as forgetting commas or expanding sections, etc. My writing isn’t perfect, but I’m getting it as close to perfect as I can. What are your experiences with self editing?
Continue readingFirst Draft of Novel Finished
August 27, 2016–I just finished the first draft of my novel Second Chance at Love–my working title. The hard part is over…or is it? Now I get to go back through it page by page and tweak what I wrote. I’m dreading it, but am glad at least the first stage and hardest part–the getting […]
Continue readingStraining to Write
I’m straining to write 1,000 words a day now. I feel as if I’ve lost my edge and my focus for my novel. I’m at 59,0o0 words. It took me four days to write 1,000 words. I feel my writing is flat and that I’m just going through the motions (if that since it took […]
Continue reading2,ooo Words
Yesterday, I made up for the loss of a day by writing 2,000 words. That’s all I have to say about that.
Continue readingWore Myself Out
I wore myself out tonight at the gym, a gym I had just joined. I rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes. My legs felt like rubber. I did have a luxurious shower afterward, which made all the effort worth it. Now here’s my dilemma (oh good Lord I hope that’s the right spelling of […]
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