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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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What I Wish I Knew About Writing Before Starting
I wish someone had told me how many times I would read and edit my own work. I started writing when I was thirteen, and back then, no one I knew could have told me that. Back then, when I finished writing something, I was done. I never read it again, I never edited, I just finished and praised myself.
I started writing again in college after some good words from a dear professor who has helped me immensely. If it wasn't for him, I would never have started up again, and I wouldn't have short stories in several books or a publishing contract with Ed Greenwood (one of my idols). But he never talked about how many times editing had to happen. I joined a handful of writing groups on Facebook, and maybe I just dismissed it any time I saw it, maybe I never noticed it, but I never picked it up from them that I would need to do the amount of work that goes on after your write The End.
When I finally finished my first solo project during NaNoWriMo of 2014, I did a quick scan for certain key grammar issues, and set it aside.
When my co-author left without warning and decided he was done, thus ending our writing together before it was finished, I moped. Then I picked up the book and started over. That's when I learned how hard it is to get a novel from first draft to finished. I already detailed my editing process, but I wish someone had told me then how long and how hard I would work to get it to a place where it was actually ready. Writing is a hard process, it takes a lot of work, sleepless nights, headaches, research, so much. I wouldn't trade it for anything though. I love all that hard work, and I can't explain the joy when my book is finished, really finished.
What do you wish you'd known before you started writing? Leave a comment. :)
I started writing again in college after some good words from a dear professor who has helped me immensely. If it wasn't for him, I would never have started up again, and I wouldn't have short stories in several books or a publishing contract with Ed Greenwood (one of my idols). But he never talked about how many times editing had to happen. I joined a handful of writing groups on Facebook, and maybe I just dismissed it any time I saw it, maybe I never noticed it, but I never picked it up from them that I would need to do the amount of work that goes on after your write The End.
When I finally finished my first solo project during NaNoWriMo of 2014, I did a quick scan for certain key grammar issues, and set it aside.
When my co-author left without warning and decided he was done, thus ending our writing together before it was finished, I moped. Then I picked up the book and started over. That's when I learned how hard it is to get a novel from first draft to finished. I already detailed my editing process, but I wish someone had told me then how long and how hard I would work to get it to a place where it was actually ready. Writing is a hard process, it takes a lot of work, sleepless nights, headaches, research, so much. I wouldn't trade it for anything though. I love all that hard work, and I can't explain the joy when my book is finished, really finished.
What do you wish you'd known before you started writing? Leave a comment. :)
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Sunday, June 26, 2016
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Friday, June 24, 2016
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Description: Podcasts are a wonderful free resource for writers. Over the past few months I have overhauled my writing life and my newfound love of podcasts has played a key role in this transformation. …
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How I Edit My Novel
I've never mentioned it over here, but along with being an author, I'm a freelance editor. I've been editing for years now, and more than a few of my clients have gone on to publish. I'm asked often how, as an editor, I edit my own work. I go through several phases for editing for myself.
Stage 1: I give myself a break. This usually only lasts about a week before I feel like I need to get back to it. So I start rereading from the beginning, fixing any typos or grammar issues I find. This is also the time I start noticing any plot holes and trying to close those up. When I reach the end, I rest again.
Stage 2: This is another read through to finish plugging any holes in the plot.
Stage 3: This isn't a read through, but I do go through and spot search for any grammar errors I might have missed. From here, I send the story to my beta readers and wait.
Stage 4: When I get the story back, I go through the notes left for me, and I fix anything that still needs to be fixed. When that's done, I read over it one more time, and then I consider myself done.
So, there it is, all written out for all those people who have asked me how I edit my own work.
Stage 1: I give myself a break. This usually only lasts about a week before I feel like I need to get back to it. So I start rereading from the beginning, fixing any typos or grammar issues I find. This is also the time I start noticing any plot holes and trying to close those up. When I reach the end, I rest again.
Stage 2: This is another read through to finish plugging any holes in the plot.
Stage 3: This isn't a read through, but I do go through and spot search for any grammar errors I might have missed. From here, I send the story to my beta readers and wait.
Stage 4: When I get the story back, I go through the notes left for me, and I fix anything that still needs to be fixed. When that's done, I read over it one more time, and then I consider myself done.
So, there it is, all written out for all those people who have asked me how I edit my own work.
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