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Operation Rewrite: Complete

I finished the rewrite of my novel today. Two Mondays ago when I told myself that the rewrite of the novel would be finished by the end of March no matter what, I figured I’d be stumbling across the finish … Continue reading

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Rewriting Revisited

Since I started rewriting my first NaNoWriMo 2009 novel last Monday, it’s time to look at progress. The goal was to finish the first draft by the end of the month. So far that looks possible. I’m at 25,000 words … Continue reading

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Plans for the second draft

Those extra scenes are the hardest to fill in. There are scenes that should happen, but you don’t know exactly where to put them, even with a ready-to-go timeline. That’s where I am right now with my editing. Several scenes … Continue reading

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NaNoEdMo: Day Six Update

Now that we’re a week into National Novel Editing Month, it’s time for a progress report. Total hours logged: 8.5 Pages filled in idea notebook: 15 Pens sacrified to noveling: 1 I am currently an hour and twelve minutes behind, … Continue reading

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NaNoEdMo: let the revisions begin

Tomorrow is the first of March, meaning that National Novel Editing Month is upon us. This is my first year doing it because in past years I’ve had nothing worth editing or I haven’t been able to commit to the … Continue reading

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Revising check-in

The first step in revising my novel (and here’s where I admit that the revising has gone untouched for several days–oops) is analyzing each scene and its place in my novel. For me, this involves writing down each scene and … Continue reading

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