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Very timely advice for me. The high you get after finishing your first draft can make you think that you're the best thing since Tolkien. Its only when doing a rewrite and evaluation that you notice the issues with your book. Like…"
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The First Draft is all Crap
I took some time off to write my first draft now am I'll done, all 60,000 words of it. Now I'm doing the editing and I'm just blinded by the amount of rewriting I'll actually need to do. For one I'm discovering that I should have ignored the advice of one very nice reader to write on the fly and just simply finished my research (you remember the one I'd started on here about a month ago). Flying by the seat of my pants has caused some serious novel faults including;…See More
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Day 5: The Physical Setting of Your Novel
DISCLAIMER: If you're writing a fantasy novel. This will not take a day.I found that out the hard way.Apparently making your own world for your fantasy novel is fun but not easy. Picking the mood was easy; the time period - I got this, but the geography...Lord help me. Between giving the world an origin, climate, physical geography that is adapted to the climate and a viable ecosystem, I've rediscovered my intense dislike for my geography teacher. Oh yes! and remember my world has four major…See More
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DAY 4: Building Your Idea into a Novel
So far in your course to Write Your Novel life has seemed pretty easy. All you had to do was pick a genre and come up with the whispers of an idea. Well the real work starts when you have to build your idea past its LOCK potential into something worth more than a few paragraphs. The first step is to choose…See More
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DAY 3: Is Your Idea Novel Worthy
Apparently not every idea I come up with is gold (I know - shocking!). Not every random story can give me a good book. It wasn't till I started researching that I found out how easy it was to sift the chaff from the real deal. Its called the LOCK Method (Check LOCK Method for more info). Basically the theory suggests that for your idea to pass through the gates of your brain to your fingers it…See More
Amanda Kay Vaubel commented on the blog post 'DAY 1: Choose the Genre of Your Novel'
"When I first started writing I'd journal, brainstorm, and read. I found those to be very helpful tools on figuring out about myself, my influences, my writing process, and even how often I write. Sometimes it's just good to pick up a…"
Edith O Nuallain commented on the blog post 'A Novel in 100 DAYS'
"Hi Jan, yeah my blog is just new too. And like you I plan to use it to track my progress as I learn to write short stories and romantic fiction; also creative non-fiction...and novel writing...and maybe even a bit of poetry...oh yes and lets not…"
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The First Draft is all Crap
Posted on August 2, 2012 at 4:15am 0 Comments 2 Likes
I took some time off to write my first draft now am I'll done, all 60,000 words of it. Now I'm doing the editing and I'm just blinded by the amount of rewriting I'll actually need to do. For one I'm discovering that I should have ignored the advice of one very nice reader to write on the fly and just simply finished my research (you remember the one I'd started on here about a month ago). Flying by the seat of my pants has caused some serious novel faults including;…
Continue Day 5: The Physical Setting of Your Novel
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:45am 0 Comments 1 Like
DISCLAIMER: If you're writing a fantasy novel. This will not take a day.I found that out the hard way.
Apparently making your own world for your fantasy novel is fun but not easy. Picking the mood was easy; the time period - I got this, but the geography...Lord help me. Between giving the world an origin, climate, physical geography that is adapted to the climate and a viable ecosystem, I've rediscovered my intense dislike for my geography teacher. Oh yes! and…
Continue DAY 4: Building Your Idea into a Novel
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 5:24am 0 Comments 0 Likes
So far in your course to Write Your Novel life has seemed pretty easy. All you had to do was pick a genre and come up with the whispers of an idea. Well the real work starts when you have to build your idea past its LOCK potential into something worth more than a few paragraphs. The first step is to…
Continue DAY 3: Is Your Idea Novel Worthy
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 10:55am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Apparently not every idea I come up with is gold (I know - shocking!). Not every random story can give me a good book. It wasn't till I started researching that I found out how easy it was to sift the chaff from the real deal. Its called the LOCK Method (Check LOCK Method for more info). Basically the theory suggests that for your idea to pass through the gates of your brain to your fingers…
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