I spent all month on revising and rewriting changes to the manuscript. Getting close to the end. Hopefully I can pull it off.
Tag: Writing
Novel revisions
Still making notes and once again altering the map to fit events in the story better. Starting the actual work of redrafting and putting my changes into the file.
Novel revisions
Spent all week alone at the cottage making notes and considering changes for the novel manuscript. Got a lot accomplished (having no one to talk to will do that). Wound up cutting about 100 pages worth of complete chapters from the manuscript. More deletions came in the form of specific passages and blocks of text… Continue reading Novel revisions
Novel revisions
Having finished reading the manuscript for "Corruption of Power" (working title) I am considering how to proceed. Julie Czerneda (an excellent author) offered to read the second draft! WOOHOO!
Good novel progress
Reached page 400 on the 25th (about 100,000 words). Then things slacked off again until today when I was able to work out some necessary details. I'm now ready to bring the first draft to its conclusion.
Wow!
Hit page 360 (90,000 words) by going through 16 pages in one day. That's the second highest single day output so far.
Novel progress
A major change in the plot. I tightened up the entire last section of the book. It took most of the day, so I only put out 5 pages (reaching 344).
Slow novel progress
I reached 320 today. It was a little slow last week.
Novel progress
It is April 10 as I write this. The manuscript stands at 305 pages today (just over 75,000 words). In terms of the plot outline, I'm two thirds done and have three and a half weeks left. I'm feeling a little anxious. I lost most of yesterday and part of today making a decision on… Continue reading Novel progress
Novel progress
March was more productive than February. I finished the month at around 260 pages. The progress felt good and the story was much to my liking. The exciting bits had of course been fun to write, but the connecting scenes were hard. By the end of the month I figured I was about halfway through… Continue reading Novel progress
Dispatches from Obscurity 