Posted in What I've Learned, musings, novel, tagged agents, critique circle, editing, queries, The Edge of Memory on May 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have been a serial monogamist for as long as I can remember. I got engaged to my first boyfriend at 3 years old. Our engagement lasted two years, until we started separate kindergarten classes and decided to part ways.
That’s when I got engaged to the boy I called “Mucho Macho Jason” [...]
Posted in novel, tagged queries, editing, critique circle, test readers, publishing, rewriting, epilogue, symbolism, gratitude on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
I am so close to finishing I can taste it! I just finished editing Chapter 33, which was the major scene I needed to add. I’ve got to go back and review it later to see how it fits after a little distance, but I think it worked out well.
Seven chapters left on [...]
Posted in novel, tagged critique circle, editing, jubilation, queries, test readers on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Editing away. There are now three chapters yet to be edited.
I definitely have some reworking to do in these last chapters, though. Polishing for the ending.
Then it will be back through again for touch-ups and more descriptions. A very helpful writing buddy gave me a great suggestion for an extended scene, [...]
Posted in novel, tagged critique circle, editing, jubilation, plans, test readers on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Editing is in full swing. I critique for my buddies and they critique for me.
I’m now through 25 chapters for my major edit. 15 left to go.
I’ve updated the status of my editing plan.
I’ve cut about 4500 words so far (well, I’ve cut a lot more than that, but I’ve added stuff in, [...]
Posted in novel, tagged agents, caribou, conferences, critique circle, editing on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I love Caribou Cafe.
Between the writing and the editing, I have probably done about 1/3 of the work on my novel there.
I should list them in my acknowledgments.
The editing is going gangbusters now. I’ve made some changes to chapter 7 that make me happy. I wasn’t really digging the whole journey thing; [...]
Posted in novel, tagged critique circle, editing, test re on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »
I just finished the first plot edit. Wow, that was hard!
I am currently edited through chapter 8, and have completed the eavesdropping/confession edits I mentioned in my editing plan. The only other plot edit I have planned is the first big confrontation at the hospital. I’m still not sure how I will [...]
Posted in novel, tagged critique circle, editing, family, nano, test readers, titles on January 9, 2008 | No Comments »
So a few little things to report.
First of all, I’ve joined a critiquing website that was recommended by someone I did NaNoWriMo with a couple of months ago. And I have my first chapter up for review this week. I already have had 4 lovely reviews written– the most so far of anyone [...]
