forget sprockets: keep revising

Are we all revising like bunnies? Yeah, I have no clue what that simile means, either. But aren’t they cute? To recap: First, I printed out all my chapters. Then, put together a bunch of note cards with the stuff that happens in my manuscript, chapter by chapter. That concludes my recap. Now, OUTLINES. Yes, [...]

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chasing the right monsters

I don’t want to waste time writing down the wrong path, but here’s what happened to me the other day… I’m in the last quarter of my WIP, with lots and lots of subplots going. That’s fine, it’s a first draft when all possibilities must fly. But I hate the feeling you get when you [...]

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falling in love…with my characters

Any of you who know me in actual-factual walk-around life or twitter fun-life are aware of the fact that I am REVISING THE HECK-FIRE OUT OF my current manuscript. Well, ladies and gentlemen. Two more chapters to go. Yahoo, and all that stuff, but I’m already a little sad. Because I love my characters so [...]

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oh yeah. i swore a solemn oath…

…that I would blog every Tuesday and Friday. Dang my unrelenting Spring Resolutions. Okay, I’ll take a break to let you know what I’m doing today. I’m sure you are fully aware that I have FINISHED MY WIP AND I AM INTO REVISION TIME. No, this is nothing like Hammer Time. Because I definitely can [...]

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the end, my friend

I finished my WIP! Let me reconstruct that fateful day for you… So I get to the coffee shop where I meet my Tuesday-Thursday  Peeps.  These are my Kansas SCBWI writing buddies: in the red jacket–our new RA, Kim Peek.  On the far left, talking contracts–our former RA, Sue Ford.  In the middle–Social Media Expert, [...]

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dashing to the finish

I am in the throes of the pulse-racing climax and thrilling conclusion of my WIP.  While I’ve enjoyed the hades out of writing this one, I can’t wait to finish the first draft. Why? Well, Scooby Doo, I thought you’d never ask: TOP FIVE REASONS I WANT TO FINISH MY FIRST DRAFT: 1.  I can’t [...]

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writing in the dark

So I’m toolin’ along on my lil’ ol’ WIP: and things get darker and darker.  Until I feel like this: (That’s right.  I’m thinking in Spanish.  See how upset I am?) I’m working on a YA novel that will probably certainly appeal more to the male side of teenland.  It forces me to dig deep [...]

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