Yes, today I feel good about my story and feel it's polished enough to be worth a professional's time to fix. *happy dance*
Sadly, my synopsis isn't to that point. The last feedback I got on it was the adventure part matched my full tale, but I'd left out all the fun stuff that's in my story. Sigh, just when you think you've done it all right- edits ( Read more... )

Found on internet today during writing break. Made me feel good about my writing path so far.


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Haven't posted for a few days about my writing for the simple reason I am in the midst of the writer's mood cycle called I SUCK. Yes, there are people who like my prose, they tell me often enough I believe them, so my "I SUCK" feelings have focused on my story ( Read more... )

Whew!
I just finished this round of edits and my story has now grown to 63,134, which is 3,134 more words than when I finished the tale. The next step is to send it off to the betas who will read it cold and give me feedback. I expect that the story will grow more then too.

Wheee, editing is fun when you're a "put-er-in" instead of "take-er-out" ( Read more... )

I am still in editing hell purgatory. While approx 180 pages are done, I still have approx 35 to go.

My first and second book, the writing went as slow as a turtle in winter, and the editing was quick and easy. This one, the story was fun and easy to write, and the editing is taking forever.

Murphy's Law loves me way too much. I'm knocking off for ( Read more... )

Finally got my story back from Hunnybun, (love you dear and I know I got antsy, but you did take forever). I started the moment he emailed it back to me last night and worked until my eyes didn't want to stay open. Editing really is a slog, all the little crap gets irritating, but I have to fix them, no matter how minor. Yes, I really need 'an' ( Read more... )

David Wong has a book published called "John Dies at the End"

The Editor over at Cracked.com talks about how he believes media has skewed our perceptions about how much hard work is required to get good at something.

QUOTE: "...the main character is very bad at something, then there is a sequence in the middle of the film set to upbeat music that ( Read more... )

Time for another random update on my status and I am annoyed to report that my muse has done it to me again! by giving me what I thought was a full outline plot so I would start working without the worry and stress of coming up with what happens next, only to find over 40,000 words into it that I'm almost done and the muse is sitting there ready to ( Read more... )

No progress on wordcount for my storyline. I need to figure out which POV to use. The options are character one's 1st person POV, character two's 1st person POV, switching between the two of them, or throwing up hands and using 3rd person. I prefer 1st person, to read and write, because I enjoy getting into a character's head. Hunnybun and I are ( Read more... )

As you might remember if you pay attention to this blog at all, I finished a 65,000 word story recently and sent it off to be traumatized by the great & terrible dina_james . After having a project to do for ten months, I find I'm not sure what to do with myself. I already have a query letter, and can't tweak it until I get the plot revision ideas back with ( Read more... )