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 my ‘Main Character’ worksheets, […]
B. Jeanne Boyko
Stories of Significance
26
Apr
Promises promises, take two
Published in Writing Diary23
Apr
Finished Step One!
Published in Writing DiaryI got through Lesson One in one week, which feels great. Took a look at next week’s lesson, and it is also worksheet-intense. I may have less time to work next week, but I want the goal set to complete it in a week again. Sometimes momentum is the only thing that keeps me going, and I don’t want to […]
22
Apr
One more day.
Published in Writing Diary21
Apr
Half done first pass of final draft
Published in Writing Diary20
Apr
Revision begun!
Published in Writing DiarySo with everything prepped and ready, getting down to the business of revising this morning went very well. If I keep up with doing 65 pages a day, I will be through all of Lesson One in How To Revise Your Novel by the end of the week! A strong start, which I intend to carry through to a strong finish.
16
Apr
Begin again
Published in Writing DiarySo this week I have made the time to prepare a new undertaking. I got further in revising my novel Phoenix and the Vulture than the progress bar currently indicates (will fix that soon), and then got blindsided by other commitments. Lesson learned? Don’t make other commitments! The new goal is to go back to my first Nanonovel, […]
28
Jan
Promises, promises…
Published in Writing Diary…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 […]
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, […]
Tags: How To Revise Your Novel
17
Jan