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Revision!
Oh revision! How you had me worried! Oh wait….. That’s a lot of red. Really the revisions aren’t all that bad. Most pages look like this: That’s a lot less red. I started working on revisions on Monday, even though it was a holiday and that meant the kids were home which also means a lot less time to work. Even with a shortened work week, I’ve managed to make it all the way through chapter 12 which is well over halfway through the book. Not too shabby. I was certain this revision would take weeks to get through. I guess it helps that I’m putting in 8 –…
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The Big Rewrite or My Self-Imposed Exile
It’s Friday! And it’s been a month since I’ve done a Friday post or any type of post at that. I began the big rewrite of my rough draft a month ago and it has completely taken over. The time I would devote to social media or writing a blog post, I’ve spent working on the rewrite instead. And I find that I’m okay with that. I enjoy the Twitter writing games but they aren’t as important as finishing the rewrite. I do miss the interaction with other people but there’s always time for that later. I’ve been withdrawing more and more in the afternoons and evenings to work…
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Rough Draft Complete!
The rough draft is done! After working all day and writing approximately 6000 words I finally finished my rough draft last night. Just in time too since I set a goal of beginning to edit my already finished rough draft for this month. But for a few hours, I think I can just sit back and relax knowing that I worked through enough plot problems to at least finish a rough draft.