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Tag Archives: draft revision
Game on!
“You have to be in it to win it!” Lotto slogan One of the most satisfying experiences for me as a writer is sharing the ups and downs of the writing life with my fellow scribes. And when one of … Continue reading
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Wrapping Up
There’s a lot of truth to the idea that writing a novel is a marathon, not a sprint. As I finally begin wrapping up a major revision of my children’s novel, I’m seeing the light at the end of the … Continue reading
Get Messy
“I’ve made a ton of mistakes, but you need the messy stuff. You learn from it!” Jennifer Lopez J-Lo coming anywhere near messy stuff? It’s hard to believe: Even her long, flowing hair looks arranged. Still, it’s heartening to know … Continue reading
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Better Unsaid
“It took me my whole life to learn what not to play.” Dizzy Gillespie “A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, draft revision, The Elements of Style, Victor Hugo, William Zinnser
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Chunk It
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” Robin Williams Whatever you’re working on, you may have hit a rough patch or you may be about to pass into one. When you land in one … Continue reading
Rookie Mistakes
Here’s something none of us want to do: make a “rookie mistake.” That’s how a top athlete recently described a meltdown he had: He forgot to load up on carbs prior to a tough day and ran out of gas. … Continue reading
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Stepping Back
Have you every had one of those “can’t-see-the-forest-for-the-trees” moments, where you are so involved in wordsmithing on a micro-level, that you lose the thread of your story and find that your main character’s arc is sagging instead of rising? Well, … Continue reading
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Tagged draft revision, story structure, using a professional editor
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Re-vision Road
“The hardest thing: to read yourself as others read you.” Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Just recently, I had the good fortune to benefit from long-time New York Times book reviewer and novelist Christian Lehmann-Haupt’s suggestions about revision — or re-envisioning as he … Continue reading
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Revision Checklist
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” W. Somerset Maugham “Poetry lurks in simple language. Great story does, too. You don’t need big words or tangled phrasings or clever stunting to convey … Continue reading