This has been an interesting few days. I could blame it on a host of different things but I don't want to bore you with those details. But things were looking up. The day job is finally getting back to normal and I'll have more to time dedicate to this revision. I'm doing great with my Act 1 scenes. Those first 75 pages I know. But the next pages? Act 2 and Act 3 scenes? Not so much. And that's when something happened...doubt started to creep in. I'm revising a draft, which in itself … [Read more...]
Fall 2009
November 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Looks like we finally got some Fall color in Atlanta. I took this snapshot from my office window at the day job. The one thing that I love about the Atlanta skyline is that it's surrounded by an ocean of trees, which can be very beautiful at times such as this. Hope that you're enjoying your Fall colors. … [Read more...]
Dancing Like Snoopy
November 5, 2009 Read Comments
I'm doing the Snoopy jig. The new skill that I had to learn for my day job has been mastered and we will meet our software release deadline. No more 10-14 hour workdays. What does this mean? I can dedicate more time to my revision. I should be able to get some things done before the Thanksgiving holiday. My goal is be finished with my Act 1 scenes. Now, I'm re-visioning the ending. I have some new ideas, which I may tackle during the month of December. … [Read more...]
Revision Update: Motivation
November 4, 2009 Read Comments
I'm still in the midst of my Act 1 scene revisions. It's going slowly but surely. And I'm learning some things about my protagonist, Grace. When I was getting critiques on my first novel, an editor wrote WHY in big red letters in several places on the manuscript. At first I thought it was rude and then irritating. But after I got over myself, I realized what she meant. The big red WHY meant, "Why does your character do this?" And it all comes down to desire and motivation. In every scene, … [Read more...]
