#WIP (Work in Progress)
Speculative Fiction Novel
Latest #WIP entry
June 19, 2023 – Did someone say ink?
Since my last check in, I’ve been steadily plotting forward. Lots of rereading on my part. I worked on my lowest hanging fruit first: simple updates to clunky scenes. I definitely find myself now in the jungle of deep revisions and adjustments.
I’ve tackled challenges such as timing. I found elements of my #WIP confusing to read (as did my DE). I tweaked some here and tossed some there to punch things up. Cannot have a slow moving iceberg for a novel, can we?
When I removed a character’s POV (killed me to do it, but it had to be done), I was concerned about losing valuable pieces of my #WIP. Like a good author, of course I saved each and every thing I pulled out. In fact, I just reviewed my deleted scenes today and they helped me add some important flavor back into my work.
While I’ve heard edits are truly where a novel is made, I never understood the concept so well as I do now. I’m picking apart and studying everything with a fine eye. Does this sentence repeat something already known? Should I move it two lines forward for effect? Is this page true to the voice of this character?
I’m on track. I’m moving forward. Not always at the pace I desire, yet forward motion is occurring. I keep a journal on my desk. I update it each time I touch my #WIP. It’s a great way to see my progress, see the time I’ve put in. I don’t just want to create a novel. I already have. I want to craft my #WIP into the very best debut I can. It’s all me. No artificial crap you hear of now days. I’m in the trenches, plotting my way through the mud knowing that this is really happening. I’m writing the best piece of my life and it is only the beginning.
Since my last check in, I’ve been steadily plotting forward. Lots of rereading on my part. I worked on my lowest hanging fruit first: simple updates to clunky scenes. I definitely find myself now in the jungle of deep revisions and adjustments.
I’ve tackled challenges such as timing. I found elements of my #WIP confusing to read (as did my DE). I tweaked some here and tossed some there to punch things up. Cannot have a slow moving iceberg for a novel, can we?
When I removed a character’s POV (killed me to do it, but it had to be done), I was concerned about losing valuable pieces of my #WIP. Like a good author, of course I saved each and every thing I pulled out. In fact, I just reviewed my deleted scenes today and they helped me add some important flavor back into my work.
While I’ve heard edits are truly where a novel is made, I never understood the concept so well as I do now. I’m picking apart and studying everything with a fine eye. Does this sentence repeat something already known? Should I move it two lines forward for effect? Is this page true to the voice of this character?
I’m on track. I’m moving forward. Not always at the pace I desire, yet forward motion is occurring. I keep a journal on my desk. I update it each time I touch my #WIP. It’s a great way to see my progress, see the time I’ve put in. I don’t just want to create a novel. I already have. I want to craft my #WIP into the very best debut I can. It’s all me. No artificial crap you hear of now days. I’m in the trenches, plotting my way through the mud knowing that this is really happening. I’m writing the best piece of my life and it is only the beginning.
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