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editing

  • The power of coffee and doughnuts

    I finally finished editing my weird western novel, now with a brand spanking new title of: One Way Down. It’s still the same western adventures, still the same empathetic werewolf, and the same saucy vampire; but just a new title. Like a new wrapper color for your favorite deodorant, you won’t really notice much has…

  • Reflecting on Editing

    I don’t usually reflect on my writing process much. I’m a big believer that if you put too much thought into something, especially creative work, then you can over-think it. Lately though I’ve thought more about my writing style and how it’s changed over the years. I guess if you plan to improve any skill,…

  • Revision Roadmap

    Because just putting your idea on paper isn’t enough. Rewriting is a necessity for any book. http://madwomanintheforest.com/wfmad-day-18-revision-roadmap/ Some things I especially like in her post: Keeping track of times/dates. It’s easy to lose track of this when you’re writing, but makes an enormous difference to any reader. Mark locations. If half your book happens in…

  • Edits, NaNo, and New Orleans

    So some good news – I finally finished editing Pikes Peak yesterday! Woo-hoo! It got steadily more difficult toward the end there, and I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to finish it this weekend or not. I’m still not 100% happy with some of the dialogue, and I may have a…

  • Fall is Coming

    So this is not normally how I bring in the fall season, getting felled by some weird stomach bug, but sometimes you can’t prepare for things like this. Sometimes life has other plans for how to appreciate the chillier mornings. Last week I ended up working from home most of the time which made me…