Hey, squiders. You’ve probably heard the term “kill your darlings” before. Some people take it to mean that you have to get rid of anything you truly love about a story to make it better, but what it really means
The Plan for November (and the Revision)
Happy November, squiders! Or IS IT. (I don’t know. Just being dramatic.) I went to the Nano kick-off party, as I said I might, and I got three years worth of stickers, talked to some lovely people, was a unicorn,
MileHiCon Aftermath and a Look at November
Oof, sorry for going all radio silence all week, squiders. Everything is fine! Except I’m avoiding editing my SkillShare class, not sure why. I think it’s because I feel like I need it to be quiet and I keep getting
Distracted By My Own Work
How goes my revision? Well, I’m glad you asked. Yesterday I finished going through Book 1. At the very end, there’s a note that the story will be continued in Book 2. I sat there, and I said to myself,
So, How’s the Big Project Going, Kit?
It’s the middle of April. So how am I doing on my major project for the year, which is to revise the first book of my high fantasy trilogy, so I can get it ready for submission? I mean, it’s
I Think I’ve Got It
Well, squiders, I’d like to say I’ve been hard at work and have made great progress on my revision, and that everything is going fine and I am close to meeting my goals. I would very much like to say
Fingers Crossed
Okay, squiders. I’m still going through the feedback from the marathon, but I think I’ve figured it out. (Turns out there’s a lot of marathon feedback to go through, and some of it is just grammatical which is unhelpful in
Revision Uncertainty
Okay, squiders. I have finally started my revision on Book 1. Well, a week or so ago. I read through the current draft (put it in the mode that makes it like a book and occasionally clicked on a comment
Why Do I Even Bother Making Plans?
Oh, squiders. My month is so off from where I planned it. And I thought I was being realistic! I only had to do two real things: come up with an editing plan for Book 1 and outline the novella
Re-Evaluating Writing Goals
Well, guys, I’m back from camp, and, in theory, I can rev up my engines, or some metaphor that makes sense. Last week we talked about my writing journal and also how it’s July and my word for the year,
