Tag: revision
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Revision Part Deux
The shop pictured is, or was, in Victoria, British Columbia. In Victoria, obviously, you’d use that name for your shop. In the US, I don’t think anyone would. I leave it to you to research why I just wrote those opinions. Go ahead! Research is a big part of the process. Which brings up a…
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Why I Like Revising
Some of this sort of thing might help . . . This is a quick post, because we’ve been exhaustingly busy getting ready to ship our household to France. Seriously. If I say that I’m never coming back, it’s just because I never want to do such a thing again! Revision gets a bad rap.…
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Now What?
We lost these two friends this week. RIP Kitties! So, I’ve done two revisions of my first draft of my book with the working title Magic. What the actual title will be I have no idea, I have other things to worry about first. For instance, I’m not sure about the characters. Are they human?…
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Making Music
The man with the flute is a cousin of mine. I started a YouTube channel (link to the latest: https://youtu.be/7k_zmn8XIKc). It is just there because I like to perform music, and in keeping with my epiphany of last Spring, I’m performing. Feel free to check it out, but that’s not why I’m mentioning it. It…
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My New Book is DONE! NOT!
This week I’m writing about revision in some more detail. I see, in Facebook writer groups especially, people who are so excited because they have “finished” their book, when what they mean is that they got to the point in the first draft where they got to type “THE END.” Did they all live happily…
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Vision and Revision
No, I’m not planning on an ongoing pattern of clever post titles. Why do you ask? I like revising. It’s a lot less stressful than coming up with a good story. I’ve posted in the past various things to consider about choosing a good story. (I really have; read those posts again if you don’t…
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Magic
Vienne includes Poitiers, which is where Eleanor of Aquitaine held court. Literally. I’m not sure if the Department is actually magical or not, but it seems to have done wonders for me. Sometimes, apparently, getting away from one’s routine, a bit outside of one’s comfort zone, lets one make the changes one needs to make.*…