God, I am so sleepy. Where did I leave you guys? Oh, yeah, my FAILURE OF READING. Alas. Anyway, despite my inability to update my blog on its normal schedule, I have actually been making pretty good progress on the
Everything Hurts and Nothing is Getting Done
I mean, to be fair, every year I think I’m going to be productive in December, and every year I am surprised when I am not. (Imagine the Surprised Pikachu meme here.) (Actually…) Right, moving on. There’s holiday stuff, of
In the Depths of Character Exercises
Where did I leave you, squiders, before I forgot Tuesday existed? Oh, right. With the grand plans that I was going to have an updated revision outline and be ready to dig into actual revision. Well, we haven’t gotten there.
Killing My Darlings
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,
Print Shop Woes
They say you should edit on paper, squiders, especially if you write on a screen. The idea is that the change in medium helps you see errors that you would miss on the screen (and, I guess, in theory, vice
Trucking Along
Work on the revision for my Gothic Horror continues apace. I’m actively working through Holly Lisle’s How to Revise Your Novel again, partially because it’s been a few years since I did, and partially because I find it’s useful to
Hey, Not Too Shabby
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Okay, now that that’s out of my system…how’s my new revision going? Surprisingly well, actually. My Gothic Horror is in much better shape than I thought it would be, from being a first draft. The plot is coherent, people
Whoops, Change of Plans
So, squiders, change of plans. I’ve got to put my revision for Book 1 on hold and switch over to my revision for my Gothic Horror novella, which is now due to Turtleduck Press at the beginning of June. Not
It’s a Good Thing My Notes are Only for Me (Also Con Thoughts)
Revision planning continues. I admit I get a little stircrazy with it sometimes. Here’s a list of problems and fixes, for example: Other highlights, from my chapter review: Sigh. This chapter sucks but it has good information in it. Prophecy:
