I mostly write at night and some of you who follow me on Twitter already know that in the last couple of days, I've been struggling with the scene from hell. **Cues scary Satanic music** This scene is a new one for the middle of the novel based on a new plot point. The premise of the scene was a setup to get all of the major players in the novel into one place so that a major turning point occurs. Sounds simple enough, right? But it just wasn't working. Ugh! And the scene from hell was … [Read more...]
3-D Writing
September 29, 2010 Read Comments
Still working on the middle for this revision round (which is starting to feel like a rewriting round but I digress, ha). I was looking at my library of craft books to glean any kind of advice and inspiration to push me through to the last third of this novel, and I came across one of the classics: Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway. My copy is dog-eared and I didn't know there is now a seventh edition --- I still have the fifth edition. This book is special to me because it's one of the … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens (Links)
April 28, 2010 Read Comments
Just an FYI that you only have a few more days to enter the Blog Anniversary Book Giveaway contest. The odds will be in your favor with the current number of entries --- and I'm telling you Book 2 of THE DORK DIARIES will definitely become a New York Times Bestseller like Book 1. So an autographed copy will make you the envy of every 9-12 year-old girl within a 50 mile radius. Don't say I didn't tell you so! I'm making the home stretch with this revision round on the novel. And in this … [Read more...]
Revision Update: Plot Twist
December 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
The first revision round has been like a roller coaster. Between ups and downs, doubt and fear, and just plain trying to make time---it's been a trip to say the least. I'm making progress in this middle section of the novel. Just like in the first part, I've found that I also had to axe another character in this second part. Then I fiddled around with some other possible characters and they didn't work but I finally came to a workable solution. I don't know about you, but I love plot … [Read more...]
