Tag Archives: Outlines

Phase Drafting for Rewriting

For the fourth time, I’m faced with rewriting most of my YA epic fantasy, Origins. Very few scenes will stay, and only after they’re tweaked. Characters will be combined, superfluous subplots hunted down, timeline made to stand straight. I just … Continue reading

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Rewriting – A Few Tips

The other day Karen Quah at ModernDayStoryTeller needed some encouragement to get into revising her NaNoWriMo novel. She also said she’d listen intently to anyone attempting to talk her out of it. Well, she was asking the wrong people, most … Continue reading

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Developing My Own Writing Process

A day or so ago I took a day off from writing. I didn’t necessarily want to, but I knew there were some things I needed to figure out about where to take my characters in the story. I’ve been … Continue reading

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