Trying to fix a plot hole that just recently became obvious…
Got it!
RE-WRITE!!!!
then I read back over it and realize it makes absolutely no sense…
Oh the joys!
Revising and Re-Writing
I’ve taken a lengthy break from writing… part of it was self-imposed distance that I felt like I needed for perspective… another huge part was I just moved back from Europe and that was a bit ca-razy.
But now that I’m reading back over what I wrote, I’m realizing that the first few chapters are just crap. I like the way the book evolves, but especially that first chapter just needs a hell of a lot of work!
I found some great resources for revising. One is this cool article on the NaNoWriMo blog called 7 Steps to a Big Picture Revision. The other is Second Sight by Cheryl B. Klein.
It’s a little overwhelming, especially since I’m not really sure exactly how to get that first chapter where I want it to be… but I guess that is part of the journey I am on.
So here’s to re-writing
…. and happy re-revising to me!
I love Awkward Handshakes
There are few things that make me giggle more than awkward handshakes…
Here are a few GIFs that make me laugh no matter what mood I’m in 🙂
I know I just heard you giggle 🙂
This is pretty much how I feel any time I try to explain the book I’m writing to non-writers…
Ptsss… hey!
Worst blogger ever checking in!
Finished my first big revision and starting on revision number two after I get this next freelance project finished… kids are in school, which is kind of pretty awesome for having a bit more time to write, but I’m also back in language school so that’s a bit less time to write… oh and my brain gets all foggy and heavy from all the thinking.
Regardless, ALLIANCE is coming together… slowly but surely! I’m still not to the point of whether I think this first foray into becoming a writer is good enough to even attempt to get published, but we’ll see!
I’m having fun and learning and that is what this is all about. Oh and world domination.
Okay, back to work…
Trying to revise the last five chapters of my book…
I have been SWAMPED with freelance work and so my writing time has been nonexistent, but those few stolen hours when I do get to sit down and open Scrivner I just stare at the total mess that my last five chapters are and just want to cry.
I have to wrap it up because I have another revision to start while I’m on vacation in a few weeks.
Time to put my big girl panties on and whip this novel into shape!
Destiny Cole 