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		<title>Wannabe Writer VS Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of preparing my daughter to go to Africa this summer I haven't kept updating as much as I should, but I have been making baby steps of progress. Lesson 4 is done, Lesson 5 well into. This one is bringing each scene down to a "VS" statement, ie Main Character's Mandate VS [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/every-step-matters/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Every step matters.'>Every step matters.</a> <small>Scene cards went well today, I think I’m getting the hang of it. The ‘sequels’...</small></li>
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		<title>Work before work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I did significant work on Shurley English and completed Lesson Four in HTRYN. The English is very work-intensive, although it's exciting to be filling gaps in my basic education. I'm not sure I should be pouring my limited brain-cells into that first thing on a Monday though, before getting to HTRYN. We'll try doing [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/progressing-again-and-a-tangent/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Progressing again, and a tangent'>Progressing again, and a tangent</a> <small>Today I finished Lesson Three, which just took more brain power than was available for...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/so-close/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: So close!'>So close!</a> <small>Almost made it to the end of Lesson Three, but life intruded. Will finish up...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/work-before-work/</link>
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		<title>So, What’s Your Book About?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recovering from a week away for a family wedding, I pulled out Lesson Four again and spent some time writing a new "one sentence summary" of my first Nanonovel, Gift of the Ancients. I had a one sentence summary for the story before I wrote it, but Holly Lisle's way of going about it is [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2009/getting-to-know-all-about-you/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Getting To Know All About You'>Getting To Know All About You</a> <small>Filling in Character information in the research section of Scrivener.  Came up with another interesting...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2009/oh-i-guess-he-dies-now/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Oh, I guess he dies now.'>Oh, I guess he dies now.</a> <small>Had an unexpected plot twist that really helped motivation for a planned event.  Thank goodness...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2009/we-have-a-winner/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: We have a Winner!'>We have a Winner!</a> <small>Thank you, thank you.  I’d like to thank the academy.… Just kidding.  But today I...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/so-whats-your-book-about/</link>
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		<title>Progressing again, and a tangent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I finished Lesson Three, which just took more brain power than was available for me to finish it quickly. I've read through Lesson Four and I'm excited to get to work on it as well. Besides the How To Revise Your Novel course, to aid my writing I am also doing, with my homeschooling [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/work-before-work/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Work before work'>Work before work</a> <small>Today I did significant work on Shurley English and completed Lesson Four in HTRYN. The...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/finished-step-one/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Finished Step One!'>Finished Step One!</a> <small>I got through Lesson One in one week, which feels great. Took a look at...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/every-step-matters/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Every step matters.'>Every step matters.</a> <small>Scene cards went well today, I think I’m getting the hang of it. The ‘sequels’...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/progressing-again-and-a-tangent/</link>
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		<title>So close!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost made it to the end of Lesson Three, but life intruded. Will finish up tomorrow and begin Lesson Four on Monday. Related:In Preparation of Progress This week I was able to read through my 2nd lesson and the demo that...


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/in-preparation-of-progress/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In Preparation of Progress'>In Preparation of Progress</a> <small>This week I was able to read through my 2nd lesson and the demo that...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/so-close/</link>
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		<title>Every step matters.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scene cards went well today, I think I'm getting the hang of it. The 'sequels' (see Techniques of the Selling Writer) are a little harder to handle, but I'm getting some kind of a grip on them. It's encouraging to see the work still progressing even as I have low personal resources this week. Every [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/finished-step-one/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Finished Step One!'>Finished Step One!</a> <small>I got through Lesson One in one week, which feels great. Took a look at...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/progressing-again-and-a-tangent/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Progressing again, and a tangent'>Progressing again, and a tangent</a> <small>Today I finished Lesson Three, which just took more brain power than was available for...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/wannabe-writer-vs-life/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Wannabe Writer VS Life'>Wannabe Writer VS Life</a> <small>In the midst of preparing my daughter to go to Africa this summer I haven’t...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/every-step-matters/</link>
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		<title>Begin Lesson Three</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost a quarter of the way through Lesson Three, assigning each scene (defined as when something significant changes) a sentence describing all the essential elements of the scene, or noting missing elements. I have a hard time going from big-picture to small-picture in terms of how significant things are. The first quarter introduces so many [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2009/rolling-along/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Rolling Along'>Rolling Along</a> <small>I seem to be rolling along racking up the Nano-numbers fairly smoothly.  Today I did...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2009/all-set-and-ready-to-go/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: All Set and Ready To Go'>All Set and Ready To Go</a> <small>I’m getting so excited to start writing on Sunday! Today I finished entering all my...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2009/another-beginning/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Another Beginning'>Another Beginning</a> <small>This novel is following the ‘Three Act Structure’ commonly used.  The first quarter of the...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/begin-lesson-three/</link>
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		<title>Happily on target</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All caught up with my pages, looking forward to completing this lesson tomorrow! No related posts.


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		<title>Passed 100 pages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doing well on the Lesson 2 worksheets despite the slow start yesterday. I'm catching on to the concept of looking for characters and items that are introduced for the first time, and marking them accordingly. It's possible to skim quite a lot this way, and I'm encouraged by how many times the story pulls me [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/in-preparation-of-progress/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In Preparation of Progress'>In Preparation of Progress</a> <small>This week I was able to read through my 2nd lesson and the demo that...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/promises-promises-take-two/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Promises promises, take two'>Promises promises, take two</a> <small>Despite having all my children home today, I got the organisational end figured out for...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/one-more-day/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: One more day.'>One more day.</a> <small>Despite a slow start, I got my quota for today again! I’m at page 195...</small></li>
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		<link>http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/passed-100-pages/</link>
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		<title>Less is more?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I covered less ground in my manuscript than I would have liked, getting through 30 pages instead of 65. I'm happy with the quality of work, though. I spent some time on the HTRYN forums, getting a better idea of how to proceed which was time well spent. I also got through most of [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/half-done-first-pass-of-final-draft/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Half done first pass of final draft'>Half done first pass of final draft</a> <small>I don’t consistently have the mental endurance I want for writing, but I conquered another...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/passed-100-pages/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Passed 100 pages'>Passed 100 pages</a> <small>Doing well on the Lesson 2 worksheets despite the slow start yesterday. I’m catching on...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://b.jeanneboyko.com/2010/promises-promises/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Promises, promises…'>Promises, promises…</a> <small>…is the title of lesson two in How To Revise Your Novel, and it’s so...</small></li>
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