A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
The week before last I hit a huge milestone in completing a revision on one of my manuscripts and it was a really important goal of mine to achieve. That success is a step in the direction of publication, but nowhere near the finish line. I’ll preface this to say that what I am working... Continue Reading →
The final sentence has been written and the completed story has been printed. The emotions I have looking at this manuscript are hard to describe, but the one that rises to the top is pride. I finished this story and I am so damn proud of how it came out. The holes that existed in... Continue Reading →
Three more chapters are all that stand between me and finishing this story. I am so excited to see it come to the end and have found my mind wandering to reflections on the process. I couldn't help but spend a lot of time reflecting on the timing of feedback on drafts of stories last... Continue Reading →
Summer is officially over as both of my girls head to school this week and that means we’re entering another phase of life. This phase promises to be exciting, challenging, and full of things I’m sure I don’t see coming. The summer ended the way a lot of things are in the world right now,... Continue Reading →
Feedback was collected, a plan was made, and the revisions were completed! I always print this revision and have it bound so I can hold a physical copy of the work I've completed in my hands. Then I contemplate the very last step in this process. The very last step is to go back and... Continue Reading →
The feedback on the manuscript to be revised has been collected and the plan (a little or a lot of one) has been set. Step three in the process is to dive into the work of revising the story. I have found that this step happens one of two ways. The revisions can be worked... Continue Reading →
Once I've finished collecting the feedback on the draft of my manuscript, I get ready to go into the next step of my revision process. The second step in my revision process is to create the plan for the revisions that need to take place. This step is definitely one that varies writer to writer.... Continue Reading →
Before we begin, I want to share a very important two part disclaimer. First, this process is going to vary writer to writer, and sometimes, project to project. The steps I'll talk about in this series are based on the steps I follow now, which are the result of a lot of trial and error... Continue Reading →
It felt really good to get writing done last week, both in the form of new words and the revision of existing ones. It felt equally good to swipe my calendar for August clean and make space for all of the non-writing things to come during that month. Last week I was able to revise... Continue Reading →
Revising a story offers challenges on all kinds of fronts and I find those challenges differ depending on the manuscript. With MS:D, I'm finding the largest challenge is finding that sweet spot in pacing the action that's taking place. This week was all about finessing the chapters and scenes to find the right balance. I... Continue Reading →
