Category: writing process

Okay, so I’ve done another pass on Fifth Gift. And it’s improving. I think. Another one down. Several more to go. (Remember that I have theories? There’s one that says it’s my job to get the manuscript as clean as I possibly can before I subject anyone else to it. And that’s where I am.

Um. Did you know that there’s the possibility of making your story worse through the revision process? I just thought you might need one more thing to be afraid of. But, really? Revision is coming along. I did many pages this morning, and plan to do some more after I take care of a couple

I’m revising. (Feel my pain here.) Actually it’s not so painful. I already had my requisite period of “Why am I even trying to write a book? This is the worst book ever written.” It happened during the drafting part. And that is awesome, let me tell you. It’s like duct-taping your hindparts into the

Researching (agents and editors. again. forever.) Reading (chaim potok. oh,chaim. i lurrrrve you so.) Walking (kids to bus stops, around blocks, around lakes, around neighborhoods, around farms.) Eating (mostly plants up till dinner time. need to find me a butter plant. coconut oil may replace butter. or not.) Setting Aside (the zero-draft manuscript [fifth gift]