Category: Novel
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Revision Plan for Current Fiction Project
Remember the book that I wrote during November 2021? Well, I have let that book simmer for several months, and now I’m ready to begin revisions. Current Fiction Project Initially, I called this project Book 2, but I have no idea if it will be the second novel that I will get to release. While…
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I Wrote a Book in 30 Days
This year I joined the #nanowrimo2021 challenge to complete a 50,000-word first draft during the month of November. And… I completed the challenge! I wrote 51,372 words on what might become my second released book. Background on Completed Books I’ve Written Book 0 – the book that will never be released. I took a few…
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Revising My Novel: Draft 5
#LameshaJuniorNovel has undergone five revisions. Pause. I completed five revisions! And with each draft, it’s necessary that I celebrate my progress. Recap #LameshaJuniorNovel is my novel that I’ve been working on for more than a year. I finished the first draft in July 2020. The pandemic has slowed me down a lot, but I’m very…
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Creating a Writing Schedule
I tried writing at 5 AM. I joined the late-night writers for a session. And don’t forget about the hour dedicated to writing on my lunch break. Whenever a writer suggested the optimal time to write, I gave it a shot. But I learned that what worked for one writer didn’t necessarily work for me.…
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First Day of Revisions
One week. Two weeks. In my last blog about #LameshaJuniorNovel, I mentioned that I wanted to give myself one week off and then start revisions. Well, I decided to alter this plan. I gave myself two and a half weeks of rest. In this blog, I’ll detail why this turned out to be the best…
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Plans for Revising
When I finished the first draft of Book 0, an author told me to take one month off before diving into edits. One month turned into six months before I looked at my book. This go round I am only taking one week off. 300 + Comments While drafting my book, I added over three…
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I Finished the First Draft
A few years ago, I took several online writing classes. In one of my classes, my teacher told us to think of each day that we wrote as adding a link to a chain. “Don’t break the chain,” she said. She learned of this thought process from another group of writers. This message helped me…
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Challenge: Finish the First Draft
The last time I blogged about my writing goals I wrote about my decision to scrap Book 0. That was a very difficult choice because I’d worked on that book for a few years. That book taught me that I could write and edit a book. Book 0 also showed me that I knew when…
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Starting Over
This was the hardest professional decision that I’ve had to make. The First Completed Manuscript I’d worked on my first manuscript for years. Now, life caused me to take numerous breaks that lasted several months. I’m counting from the time that I wrote my first sentence on my first draft. In that time, I had…