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I love knowing a lot about my characters. I do all sorts of character questionnaires, I learn their personality types, I make family trees, I write back-story scenes and scenes from other characters' perspectives. Not only is it fun for me, but IMHO, it gives me a richer story, even if most of that knowledge doesn't make it into the draft ( Read more... )

I just realized how long it's been since I've blogged. SO super-sorry. I'm still around ( Read more... )

Draft Four is DONE (unless I spot a stray typo between now & when I email it to betas).

Hopefully this means I will get back to being slightly more interesting on here.

I think I've tortured Genevieve enough for now. On to torturing Marna!

I'm quitting NaNo.

Well, wait, let me rephrase: I'm stepping back from this year's NaNo. I might decide to try and play next year, but this year just isn't working out for me.

I know this kind of statement gets some people's ire up. "Why not NaNo? What else do you have to do ( Read more... )

"Finished" my draft of ACCURSED last night.

By that I mean I got back to THE END for the second time.

Then I pulled out my Beat Sheet and began page calculations (yes, I'm using algebra to fix my pacing-- thanks Mr. Nic! (8th Grade Algebra Teacher)). So now I know which pages I want/need certain beats to fall on (which means I know where I need ( Read more... )

1) I'm almost done with my revision.

2) No, really. Like, it could be done tonight. (But probably more like tomorrow.)

3) Except that doesn't really mean it's done, cause then I take the machete to a couple problem areas.

4) That part might take a few more days.

5) But seriously. So Close.

I just reached a point in my manuscript revisions where my CP Jess informed me on her first read that she was "campaigning for a kiss." So, being the obliging writer that I am, and because, IMHO, she's "Queen of Kissing Scenes" (and totally right, as usual), I edited the beginning of that particular chapter, hit the part where the kissy-ness goes ( Read more... )

I've been pretty quiet around LJ lately for a few reasons, mainly August = hectic (multiple trips to see family, move-in at VT, finishing a novel, all that stuff), and I'm just starting to find my footing again. So that means more posts! Right? *shifty eyes* Er, we'll see...

Anyway, popping in to say I'm finally starting my in-text revisions. I've ( Read more... )

I apparently meant before 3 PM today, as I typed "THE END" about 15 minutes ago ( Read more... )