If you read Monday’s post about my struggle with my WIP, you might not be surprised to hear I’ve been looking at strategies for outlining. However, if you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’re probably shaking your head, saying, “Again? Dianne, you know...
Back in the last week of July, I was certain that my first post after August First Impressions was going to be an explanation of why I gave up on my WIP, BRANEWORLD. I was about 35k into the story, and I was stuck. I hadn’t written any new words in a week, and...
A few months ago, during the planning of my current WIP, my protagonist was calling all the shots—as usual. She told me her name and age: Jadie Summers, 12. I mentioned I preferred a boy MC for this story, and she told me, “Too bad.” She also declared she was...
Conventional wisdom says that after completing a first draft, you should lay it aside “to rest” before beginning any revisions on it — I’ve heard some experts recommend six to eight weeks!Well, conventional wisdom (and those experts) must not...
This was me last Friday …”IT LIVES!!!”Yes, at long last, Franken-first-draft has been completed! It came in at 84k words, about 10k more than I want. Pretty typical for me. I can knock that back, no problem. I hit all the plot points in my sketchy...
Thanks for all the kind words of encouragement last week when I was bemoaning my slow progress with this WIP. I love the support in this community!I’m still creeping into the climax of my WIP. When it comes to action scenes, I tend to choreograph everything down...
