I was trying to flit through the MSs, figuring out what needed done on each, and then I got stuck. I’ve spent a couple days now poking at Keen. It’s different from my other books, and that’s confused me as to its issues, but I did know it had them. So. poke. poke. headdesk. poke. […]
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I love Keen’s book. And I hate it. Parts of it are brilliant. With editing, more of it could be. But I don’t know how the heck to fix the structure, and I don’ t know how to fix the POV problem. And I don’t want to spend time fixing it because it makes me
*cough* So, yes. I said I was digging out themes, right? That’s really hard. And the older the work in question, the harder it seems to be. What a surprise. These are my beginner books; I wasn’t great at writing when I wrote some of these. (I’m not “great” now, but I’m much better than
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I’m digging out themes, finding character arcs, and writing blurbs for the DSoED. Eight manuscripts in eight weeks–if I’m going to make it, I’ve got to be ready to fly. This…is going to be very interesting. Very interesting indeed. 😯
So there it is. Guarded by Huggsley the spork-wielding landsquid, under the Little Printer that Could, the manuscript pile lies waiting. It’s in order. Ben on top, then Eve, Donte, and Taro in the pile closest to the camera. In the next pile lurk Rafe, Keen, Damsel, and Joss. If you print a lot and
The Doomy Summer of Editing DOOM is coming on fast, so I thought I’d dig out the files and start getting ready. And I’ve come to the conclusion that insanity doesn’t cover it. When I made this decision, I was suffering a complete disassociation from reality. Ben’s book is not just in pieces, it’s a
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Because sometimes I need reminding. Taro is a magnificent scoundrel. He is so much fun to write. I love his crazy plans, I love his utter faithfulness, and I love, love, love, him with Rafe. Rafe is so adorable. Adorkable. I love his flirty fluff-brain ways, and I love when he starts learning to think,