A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
Writing this manuscript for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2021 was one of the most challenging writing tasks I've undertaken yet. It was the most amount of writing I've done in the shortest amount of time and I'm still reeling from everything that was dredged up from it. Like the setting of my book, stirring... Continue Reading →
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 →
Last week I continued working on revisions and ended the week with only five more chapters to go before this version of the story is complete. It’s always a bittersweet experience to approach the finish line on a project and this one is no different. As I’m nearing the end I keep reflecting back on... Continue Reading →
Working on the revision of my manuscript and while the word count did go down a day last week, it is rising at a steady incline. Each climb up the chart is another win for revising and another chapter closer to finalizing this version of the story. I spent a lot of time with my... Continue Reading →
Honestly, I didn't even realize that this quarter of my writing goals was coming to a close with the arrival of September. I've been so deep in life things these past three months that my writing has taken a spot in the backseat and has, more or less, waited quietly for me to invite it... 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 →
Nikole Breault 