Manuscript: Charlie is done. At least, it’s as done as it can be right now.
205,000 words, which is actually shorter than I thought it would turn out. Continue reading “On to the Business of Publishing”
Tag: writing
How Pantsing Makes Revising Harder than It Needs to Be
That’s right, I said it. My semi-pantser model of writing the early drafts of WoEM has become a bit of an annoyance. I think I have been converted to a planner.
Now that I’m well into of my revisions — in the final third of my story — my somewhat free-wheeling outline style has come back to bite me.
Luckily, I found a somewhat easy way to fix it… and avoid it in the future. Continue reading “How Pantsing Makes Revising Harder than It Needs to Be”
Friday Write-Day: The Excitement is Real
After a pretty hectic, up-and-down week, today feels pretty good. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: The Excitement is Real”
Friday Write-Day: Am I Confident or Just Naive?
As I’ve already written several times, revision for my third manuscript of WoEM have gone rather smoothly. I’ve had to rewrite a couple of sections, or rethink my character arcs, but overall, I feel really good about where this story is in this more polished iteration.
Am I crazy? Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Am I Confident or Just Naive?”
Amazing Illustration for My Short Story!
I can’t believe it’s already been a year since my short story, “Wolf’s Moon Night,” was published on FiveOnTheFifth.com.
If you haven’t read it yet, then go read it!
http://www.fiveonthefifth.com/vol-2-issue-4-story-2
Now, my short story has a beautiful title card to go along with it. Continue reading “Amazing Illustration for My Short Story!”
Friday Write-Day: Forging Ahead
I’m very satisfied with my progress on Manuscript: Charlie this week. One of PW’s cousins made a surprise trip into town, so we spent two evenings catching up with him, which was great.
Even with that little bit of time spent away from WoEM, I revised 34,500 words this week, shy of my goal of 40,000, but still nothing to be ashamed of.
Friday Write-Day: The Inevitable Lull
Well, it happened. Things got int he way of me reaching my goal this week. It’s been a bit stressful at work, so I took a couple of easy nights.
I still got a decent bit done on the revising front, though, so I’m happy about that. Luckily, I have a chance to bounce back. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: The Inevitable Lull”
Creativity Sessions: Finding a Character’s Heart
Last Friday, I touched on the changes that were beginning to manifest in the third draft of The Warden of Everfeld: Memento.
As one of two leading protagonists in the novel, I knew that Jaed’s characterization was paramount to both a well-balanced story, and an enjoyable read. Achieving that has been easier said than done.
Continue reading “Creativity Sessions: Finding a Character’s Heart”
Friday Write-Day: Digging into the Third Draft
Man, I have loved creating my third draft so far. It’s like watching the final pieces of a puzzle fit into place. The further along I get, the more amped up I am to share The Warden of Everfeld: Memento with you all!
Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Digging into the Third Draft”
Friday Write-Day: Implementing An Editor’s Revisions
This week has flown by, and I honestly don’t know why. I guess work has kept me busy, and my night job is moving along.
Night job meaning my book. I’m now considering whether or not to open a separate bank account for our publishing imprint, so this officially feels like a job in the best kind of way. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Implementing An Editor’s Revisions”
Evening Satellite Publishing 