I took the last week off from writing, since I felt that I needed it. But now I am back, and getting ready to dive into the big project for the summer: Combining Daughter of the Dark and its sequel into one book. I am the first to admit that it is a bit daunting, but I also know that it will make the book much better. I have lots of detailed feedback from Chrysoula that also helps. What really…
I am currently working at adding at least one new subplot to The Cauldron Bound. I am having a great time, and the story will be *much* better. But I am once again wondering how on earth I revised before Scrivener. I am a linear writer. I begin at the opening and then I write all the scenes I am aware of. This leaves me with a first draft that is more or less stable. When I began to revise…
I went offline during easter, and revised a whopping 11 000 words. After I got home it has been slower though. Part of it is because I’ve had health issues and part of it is because I need to recharge. ( That’s always the case for me. ) But I’m slogging along on the revisions of the Wild Hunt. I’m 2/3rds through right now, and the draft is at 33000 words. The goal is 35 000 words. Once these revisions…
Right now my life can be summed up with one word: Waiting. I’m waiting for the editor at Carina Press who requested it last week to say yes or no on Daughter of the Dark. ( I’m still squeeing over that. No matter how it goes, I’m extremely proud over the fact that one of the editors read my pitch during Carinapitch and liked it enough to request it.) I’m waiting for Thirzah and Sharpie to get back with feedback…
The rewrite of A Shadow of Love is moving along smoothly. At the moment, I’ve rewritten the first third of the draft, and it is much better. What is making me continue rewriting at a rather brisk pace ( 5-9 pages per day) is that I’m reminded of how much I love this story. Like Daughter of the Dark, it is fast paced and filled with action. The plot twists makes me happy, and what’s even better is that the…
I finished the prequel story last week, and since I don’t have the time to start writing something new, I spent Friday and Saturday writing notes about gnomes, shifters and Vampire on my tablet. It was an experiment, to see if I could actually do something writing related on a tablet without getting a headache. Today, I decided to do something else. And, since I’m planning on Editing Daughter of the Dark in February, I decided to read through A…