I knew there were holes in the narrative, but I figured no one else would notice. Rookie mistake.
Writing
Don’t Just Do Something Sit There
I was chatting with an old friend the other day and he asked why, in all the time we knew each other back in the day, did I never mention that I was a writer? Truth was, I didn’t know.
Yes! National Student Writing Competition
I am super proud to announce that Yes! Magazine is using an article I wrote for them to act as the prompt for their annual Student Writing Competition.
Beer in the Mojave, Cocktails in Silver Lake
I’m still trying to catch up, but what is a little sleep derivation compared to a wonderful weekend like that?
But Seriously, Put the Manuscript Down
After reading my horoscope at the coffee shop on Sunday, and blogging about how I needed to take a step back from the novel, guess what I did. I decided to work on an excerpt of the novel, because somehow in my brain, that seemed completely removed from the novel. I swear, sometimes, I can be really dense.
Note to Self: You Must Step Back
I’ve been making myself nuts over the novel. It’s too long, it’s too short, it’s not good enough. It’s done and I should stop obsessing and send it out already. It will never be done, ever.
Ten Pages at a Time
I’ve decided to edit in 10 page chunks. I’m taking 10 pages at a time, pasting them into a new doc, and adding descriptions here and there to make the pacing better. I’m working on it until I’ve added 500 words, and then I’m pasting those 10 pages back into the story, slightly fatter for the attention.