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Edit: The Crossing
Thursday night was useless, I’ve been writing all week without a break, but it was needed. I had trouble getting started tonight, but managed to get myself in gear and got something done. I started and...
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6/12 Update
I’m working on the Treischan Strength edit, and while I’m cleaning up grammatical issues and word choices, I’m pretty satisfied with the way it turned out. My writer’s conscience consists of my muse...
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More Editing
Treischan Strength is coming along. A friend provided some feedback that melted the hurdle blocking my internal editor from the story. No, it’s not perfect yet, but give me some time. I’m halfway...
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A Few Words Tonight
I worked on Dragon’s Bard over lunch (which really should be “Dragons’ Bard’ now), and worked out what needs to change in the edit. This evening I added 2,067 words to Forgotten Star and completed...
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The Dragon’s Bard
Reviewed yesterday, edited today. It took about three hours once I got into it, but I didn’t go nuts with line by lines unless something really didn’t feel right. I’m still very close to the story, and...
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Update 7/8
Not too much done these past few days. I accomplished my goals for the week early, and I think my brain took a break. I picked up a book I read some time ago and skimmed over it again, as I tend to do...
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7/08 Progress
I am planning on using this blog to mark my daily progress. Part of the reasoning is to keep myself on track. I promised myself I would not take a full year to get through an edit, as the previous...
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7/10 Progress
TLO received another quick eidt/skim over lunch, and I fixed a few things that were nagging me overnight. It’s in the crit queue now.
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7/11 Progress
Forgotten Star — Chapter 1, Scene 1: 1213 words edited (7 pages). Scene complete. Venian is more frightening now. [1/3 scenes]
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7/12 Progress
Whispers (fun project, not on goals list): opening written, shared with partner. Forgotten Star: (1) Chapter 1 Scene 2 edited at 888 words. (2) Revamped chapter organization; scene 3 has been moved to...
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May the Edit Begin!
I spent Wednesday evening organizing the stories I like the best, the ones that I feel have the most potential. The four I wrote this past month, plus two from last year are the highest priority in my...
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Edit: Treischan Strength
I took a quick break from Sunguard as editing a first draft can be overwhelming, and this one is taking so long it’s stressing me out. I pulled up a story — Treischan Strength–I wrote last May and...
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Edit: Treischan Strength
Yes, again. I’m getting closer. Sending the story off for a sadistic crit. I’ll edit once more after that’s done, but then it’s going OUT THE DOOR. I promise you — better yet, I promise me!
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When An Edit Isn’t An Edit
When is an edit not an edit? When it’s a complete rewrite. I think that’s my problem with Sunguard. I deleted the first three pages, wrote another two and a half, but I’m going to delete most of that....
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Editing Sungard
Something clicked or unblocked or woke up, not quite sure which one at the moment, but am half way through the Sunguard edit. Out of nowhere. Maybe it’s my magic notebook? It told me to edit Sunguard...
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Balancing
I’ve been working on multiple things since Sunday, not really getting too far with any of them. On the other hand, I’ve managed to regain control over the day-job workflow, and I think that (and the...
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Edit: Treischan Strength
Ending revised, story complete. Edited. Ready. Submission quality. I lack the proper words. I’ll do a quick check tomorrow, make sure I didn’t make any silly typos, then print and head over to the post...
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Edit: Sunguard
The Sunguard edit has met with some success. The story nearly doubled in size, and maybe 100 words remains of the original story. The changes are definitely for the better. The ending took an odd turn,...
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Moving Forward
I reread my edits to Sunguard, and between my own observations and a first reader, I made some notes for the next edit pass. I moved on to Eve, which has a good foundation in conflict and emotion, but...
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Editing Sungard
I’m working on the next draft of Sunguard. The story has come a long way from when I struggled to write it, and it still isn’t easy. The effort has been worth it though, I really think I salvaged a...
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Edit: Sunguard
Yes, still going with Sunguard. I haven’t touched it since earlier in the week and I really want to try and finish this version before I head out on vacation. I had about an hour tonight and...
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Monday Update
I spent a good deal of time on Sunguard today, but a computer glitch resulted in a loss of every one of those changes. My evening was spent preparing for the vacation, so I had no time to redo the...
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Moving Along
I managed some decent writing today. Nighthunter’s Bite is coming together in my mind, and I’ve got some more notes. Sunguard is definitely moving ahead. I went back to redlining on paper with pen...
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8/7 Update
Exhaustion hit me early evening, which makes me really glad I pushed on the story over lunch. The entire draft of Sunguard has been redlined on paper, with sheets of new scenes and paragraphs that need...
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Edit: Sunguard
The Sunguard edit is complete and off to critters. The story doubled in size and some plot layers were added. I have a feeling the resolution isn’t what it should be, so I need to give it one more pass...
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Updating
I’m in edit mode, so I’m going with it. Fading Light is moving along once again, and I’ve cleared the dust off Hunter Hunted, which is getting revamped big time and is due for a title change. Writing...
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Fading Light tonight
This story breaks my heart every time I work on it. But I worked through it, and the edit is complete. I’ll review for typos in the morning and then send off to my crit group. This is one of my best...
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tiring sundays
Fading Light has been posted for my crit group. I’m eager for some feedback and a little fearful as well. I’m always fearful on crits. Occupational hazzard I guess. A full day with the kids is...
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hunter revisions
I think I’ve been really hard on myself lately in regard to my writing quality. I reread Violas today, and while the writing is fairly plain, it’s not the horrible disaster I thought it was. The ending...
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hunter redlined & gutted
I completed the redlining over lunch, determined what is to be gutted and what is to be edited, and where to insert new scenes and details. I expected it to hurt, to be reluctant to let these scenes...
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Hunter revisions
Continued. Slow moving, but forward moving so I am glad. I realize two things now: I really need to learn more about commas (what seems right one day, seems wrong the next and vice versa), and that I...
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more violas
Violas… new opening, definitely going with 1st person pov. Not sure of the ending yet, but reshaping the story. Mostly, I’m rewriting it, not just revising. None of the writing/language really...
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nighthunter edit in progress
Some wonderfully dark ideas, some twisting of an already threatening situation, and a slave who stands up for herself… No wonder I can’t put it down. Perhaps this is a good sign. I didn’t bother with...
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nighthunter continued
I’ve been battling POV and continuing the edit (somewhat) but I’ve at least decided I still like first person for this story. I’m leaning toward past tense now, though present tense nags me just as...
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nighthunter’s bite revised
What a wild ride that was. I have a day off from work, and decided to spend it baking and writing. I spent 6 hours working on the short story edit, only taking brief breaks to get water or swap...
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black violas in progress
Watering the Black Violas is in the edit process now. It’s drastic in that the pov is shifting from third to first, and while I’m keeping the events fairly close to the original, it’s easier to jsut...
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editing
Black violas edit is underway; the new opening rocks. Received Hunter back from a submission, no luck there. I want to revise it again before I send it out, but I need to finish Black Violas first....
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black violas, cont’d
A few days off due to family and stuff, and now I’m back at the keyboard. Working on Black Violas, and it’s coming along nicely. Slow, unfortunately, as I am rewriting the story, so it’s deeper than...
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Hunter again
Reworking Hunter. I received a few crits back and it was rejected from the first market I submitted it to (with some interesting comments), so I figure, why not, let’s make it better. That pesky first...
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Hunter done, again
Revision was a blast. My dear sweet hubby took over kid duty at 6:30pm and I had all night to write instead of my usual hour and a half. I spent four and a half hours on the revision yesterday, and...
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hunter finals
Final fixes for Hunter, cutting some wordage… tonight is it. Still love the story, and I think it’s better than ever. Submission email goes out *tonight*. Tagged: Editing, Hunter's Honor, submission...
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violas in progress
Spent a few hours on Black Violas today, and put together a game plan on how to fix it. I was afraid it wasn’t fixable. I didn’t understand why the voice wanted to be in first person, but it did,...
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Revising Better
I knew this revision for Black Violas is the toughest one I’ve done a long time. The biggest issue was the viewpoint (written in 3rd, revising in 1st) and that the wording/verbiage was rather pathetic....
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Violas coming alive
Last night I stayed up late to complete the rewrite. Not the revision: the rewrite. Sent it off to a few friends who I know enjoy SF, and sure enough when I read it over lunch today I realized how far...
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still revising
Violas is going well. Too bad I only get 1 – 2 hours at a time, but tonight I made good use of it. I passed the halfway mark, I’m reducing the word count, and winding the story tighter. I’m up early...
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bumps in the violas
Despite my cold, I came down to write tonight. The edit’s been progressing well, and I got done several more pages tonight, and then realized that my wordcount is still way too high. I’m five pages...
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multiple projects
I’ve shifted over to the multiple/simultaneous project mentality. I flowed into it because some of my little bits of writing time don’t always allow me computer access. I outlined the Tiger Princess...
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orchard revisions
It’s been a rough couple of days. I haven’t been able to make use of all my writing sessions, but the ones I’ve gotten in have been productive. The revision for Lonely Orchard is underway and going...
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well, I tried something new…
I’ve been working out, I’ve been eating right, and while I’ve been feeling better physically, I’ve also been a little down in the dumps. My writing isn’t what I want it to be right now. I know we all...
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