Last week I told you that my first steps in revision are to print out my entire manuscript and read it through in one sitting, creating a revision list as I go. I write down everything that occurs to me including questions, ideas, answers to questions I’d written in parentheses, repetitive words and phrases, inconsistencies, [...]
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19
Nov
I’m not sure I’m a good example to follow when it comes to writing habits. I can be a little…obsessive.
I ride motorcycles – 100,000 miles, since I learned how. I ride a bicycle – 100 miles a week. You see where I’m going with this. I sit down and write from 4 am to 6 [...]
19
Oct
A couple of weeks ago I told you about my plan to use Randy Ingermanson’s Snowflake Method to re-plan my unwieldy, out of control work-in-progress. I must say, I’m having fun. I’m not as far along as I’d hoped, but I am making progress. I’m finding that my [...]
9
Oct
Writing Life Focus–Three Big Chunks
Posted by Shonna Slayton Published in Organization, ProductivityI have been reading Randy Ingermanson’s Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine forever, or for at least a few years. This week held an article called Three Big Chunks that I thought was very interesting and relevant to those of us here trying to set up routines so that we can write more.
What did I think was [...]
5
Oct
Mixed up Pantser-Plotter
Posted by Stephanie Shackelford Published in Craft, Creativity, Making Goals, NaNoWriMo, ProductivityAnyone who has been following this blog realizes I’m the organic, seat of the pants, let’s see what happens next type of writer. I love to start with a character or a what if question and just start writing. I love playing with words, trying on different scenes, leading [...]
2
Feb
Author Crush Month – Randy Ingermanson
Posted by Stephanie Shackelford Published in Making Goals, Organization, ProductivityI invited Randy Ingermanson to blog with us today because I wanted to share this interesting author and teacher with you. I read his newsletter and blog (sometimes even daily). He is interesting and has a lot of useful ideas, information and insights. He continually teaches me new things. Being me, I never follow [...]
19
Sep
My routine gets upset at least twice a year: the start of school and the end of school. It seems I just get the routine down of balancing all my mothering, teaching, soccer-momming, and writing, then school is over and we’ve got extra time. A few weeks of getting the kids to stop saying, “Mom [...]
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