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Validation, Plot Lines and A Goal (Of Sorts)

September 27, 2010 Writing

I’ve started working on my fantasy WIP, ELEMENTAL, again. It’s the one I started a while back, and found myself writing not only from two viewpoints, first person and third person, but, somewhat to my horror, in two different tenses, too.
I had put the five scenes I’d written on the backburner, because in my worry [...]

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“Snip” – And There Go 33,000 Words …

February 4, 2010 Writing

Ouch.
I did my readthrough of WAVERLEY yesterday. I wasn’t entranced by the opening chapter, which will need a thorough re-write and in-depth trimming.
The rest of the beginning chapters were good for a first draft. I even had some nice character building going on. It was all a fairly good match to the movie that’s been [...]

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This Is NANTUCKET

October 8, 2009 Writing

This is the first draft of NANTUCKET.
The manuscript weighs in at a hefty 123,336 words.
It’s also missing the last two scenes.
After much deliberation, I’ve decided that the best thing to do is to set the manuscript aside for 6 to 8 weeks; it will age and mature while I’m not looking, and [...]

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On Writing: Writing Fast, Writing Slower

June 19, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 1,819 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 55,733 words
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words
I didn’t quite make my word count goal today, but it’s very late and I did finish two scenes. I also spent far longer than normal pulling these 1,819 words out of me, so I figured it was fine to stop [...]

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On Writing: My “Writing Baggage”

June 17, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 2,437 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 51,398 words
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words (no movement there)
I must admit, seeing NANTUCKET creep over 50,000 words feels very good! I’m feeling very into the story right now, and setting down the first two chapters of HARPER seems to have satisfied my need there for now.
Today [...]

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On Writing: The Urge to Revise

June 14, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 1924 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 44,497 words
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words
I didn’t work on HARPER today. But I’m just 76 words short of my 2,000 word target, so I’m happy enough with that.
I’ve been fighting the urge to go back and revise both of my current writing projects. With NANTUCKET, [...]

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