I’m into the final revision on this co-written story coming out in May, and there was some commonality among comments from the editor and our beta readers: The setting reads a little generic My main character’s initial plan seems a
Revising on a Deadline
I apologize for the lack of posts this week, Squiders. My website (which, you might remember, went down at the beginning of October) has become quite the job between browbeating my host to fix it (like they promised in October),
Revision vs Editing
To continue along in the writing process, Squiders, today will talk about revising and editing. Now, you should always revise before you edit. Why? Well, first, let’s discuss what the difference is. Revising has to do with content. When you
The Changes of the Process
So, for some reason that currently escapes me, I was re-reading the very start of this blog (from five years ago–yikes!) and one of my very first posts was about my editing process. (You can see that post here.) And
The Dark Truth About Editing
I learned something the other day that I’d never realized before. Before we get into this, watch this short clip from the Simpsons. Anyway, what I learned was that what we consider editing is not really editing. It’s really two
Waiting on Other People (It’s Not Your Fault)
Oh, Squiders. Don’t you wish that you could do everything in a vacuum and never have to rely on other people? Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I eat copious amounts of ice cream, which doesn’t really help anything,
Even Outlining Goes Awry
Ah, outlining. Some people hate it. Some people swear by it. The longer I’ve written professionally, the more I’ve come to like outlining, both as a writing tool, but more as an editing tool. One of the last steps I
When Your Brain is All Over the Place
I find myself kind of in a weird place at the moment, Squiders. Normally I am excellent at compartmentalizing my writing, at working on a single big project at a time (with some side smaller projects), and everything is fine
The Video That My Inner Editor Loves (Plus a ROW80 Check-in)
Well, my edit’s hit more bumps. I’ve decided it’s best to add in a new character who’s got to be integrated into at least two of the subplots, so I’m going back through and making new conflict arcs for him,
ROW80 Round 3 Goals
Howdy, squiders. How’s your Thursday? If American, excited for your extra Friday off? If not American, uh, you can mock us for losing to Belgium? Though that’s just mean, you should be ashamed. Anyway, as hinted at on Tuesday, I’m
