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NC Bookwatch
I just finished my rewrite of EMMA a few minutes ago. I meant to go to bed earlier, but I got on a roll and couldn’t stop and I was already near the end anyway so I kept going until... Continue reading →
Fingers flying
That new idea for EMMA is starting out so well! I’m changing a major plot point, as well as the relationships between some characters, so I’m basically having to rewrite the book. I sat down to write during lunch, creating... Continue reading →
Ideas
I dreamed last night that my agent sent me an email with an idea for a story that a publisher really wanted and he thought I could write it. Of course, when I woke up I couldn’t remember the idea... Continue reading →
Passive and unnecessary words
I always have to make sure I search my manuscripts for the word was. I don’t think that it has to be taken out in every situation, but I do use it way too often. From today’s editing: “Hey!” I... Continue reading →
Moving forward
It’s back to writing for me. I’ve spent this week focusing on revisions for Libby and Emma and did no writing on Girlfriend at all. But Libby has been completed and sent back to my agent, and Emma is now... Continue reading →
Bad guys
I’ve noticed over the last few years that I’ve come to really like the bad characters in stories. In the fantasy trilogy I wrote a couple years ago, I started out hating all my bad characters and wanting everyone to... Continue reading →
Done
I’m done with both Emma’s book and the new Harry Potter! I didn’t spend the entire weekend reading HP, though I did start Saturday morning and finished the book Sunday night. But I also managed to write in and finish... Continue reading →
Lengths
Okay, Emma’s book is going to be longer than Libby’s. I’m already past the word count number that I had for Libby’s and I’m still not done on Emma’s. There’s at least another five thousand words left to go, maybe... Continue reading →