If this novel draft is a house, then this revision is the kind of renovation where the only thing that stays the same are the numbers out the front. Eeek, I know, analogy torture. I’ve come to the weighty decision that the structure of the entire beginning is wrong. Time to cut, rearrange, paste then …
Category: revision
Mar 02
Scalpel
My scalpel is bloody. Just over 5000 words lie cut on the floor. I have fuzzy eyes from too much computer time, and an achy back. Have some errands to run, they can be my break from the screen. There’s always more to do 🙂
Jan 04
Om nom nom
*stands up* Hi, my name is Joanne and I’m obsessed with food. I don’t eat when I’m upset, or lonely, although I have noticed a tendency to munch away the boredom. I just love food. I love buying it (Mmmm fresh fruit and veg) I love cooking it and boy, do I love eating it. …
Nov 25
It creeps like a creeping thing until it spreads its wings
Debris is stalking me again. It is almost revision time. I have started dreaming about it. I find myself writing new scenes to music in the car. I know the signs. My gorgeous beta-readers have given me juicy, chewy, yummilicious notes to work with. I have printed these, I have scanned them. My fingers itch …
