…is the title of lesson two in How To Revise Your Novel, and it’s so interesting. The basic issue is that whatever we spend a lot of words on leads the reader to believe that this item or person is important. If you’ve plotted first, you will plan to do this for your main characters and […]
B. Jeanne Boyko
Stories of Significance
23
Jan
In Preparation of Progress
Published in Writing DiaryThis week I was able to read through my 2nd lesson and the demo that came with it. It will be another intense stack of worksheets, but technical difficulties are keeping me from printing them just yet. So, I’ve been lurking around the How To Revise Your Novel forum and hearing how others are dealing with the worksheets, […]
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17
Jan
One down! Woot!
Published in Writing Diary16
Jan
Ah, progress!
Published in Writing DiarySo this Saturday is turning out like I’d intended the last one to. I’ve made it through a big portion of my novel going through the first lesson of Holly Lisle’s “How To Revise Your Novel” and it’s good to look the difficult bits in the face. There really aren’t that many. It will take effort to fix them, […]
13
Jan
Making something good even better
Published in Writing DiaryI made good headway in understanding the method to be used as I begin my big revision. The attempt now is to get through the whole novel, systematically marking down the broken bits (using a code I’m starting to catch on to) this weekend. I’m excited. More than a little, in fact. I love to see progress happen. I love seeing something good and […]
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11
Jan
So many passions, so little time
Published in Writing Diary10
Jan
First Things First
Published in Writing DiaryYeah, the ol’ whizmatronic bean counter that shows my progress isn’t looking too good. Since the current purpose of this site is accountability, I need to give account for why this is. Well, between Nanowrimo and other generally chaotic life happpening, my poor house has been woefully neglected for quite some time. A dear writer friend, Vivian Arend, helped me […]
6
Jan
Slow start
Published in Writing Diary4
Jan
I’m Baaack!
Published in Writing DiaryAfter a much needed hiatus during December, I’ve begun my new Holly Lisle course, “How To Revise Your Novel”. I will spend the next several months learning manuscript Triage and how to fix what’s broken, using the novel I completed during Nanowrimo. The course is intense, but once the skills are learned future revisions are far less painful. […]
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