Okay so I've recovered from the Thanksgiving holiday and now gearing up for the end of the year. With the winding down, I always reflect on my goals and the progress that I made. I officially made 2011, a year of spaciousness. Ha, much easier said than done for sure but one thing I'm proud of is that I didn't get stressed out about my novel progress or even worse compare myself to other writers --- because we all know that's a losing battle. Considering some of the things I've went through … [Read more...]
Bright and Shiny
February 17, 2011 Read Comments
I've been tempted by a new idea. When this new idea approached me, I didn't tell it about the current relationship with my WIP. Yeah, we've had some good times --- and not so good times. But I know my WIP's quirks and definitely have accepted all the flaws. We're going through a rough patch right now, but I think we can work it out. When the new idea offered, I wrote down its plot and premise. My WIP wouldn't have to know. Now I can't help thinking about this new idea. So hopeful and … [Read more...]
Revision: Writing Warrior Style (Updated)
November 4, 2010 Read Comments
I'm still deep in revisions and rewriting scenes for the middle of my novel. It's been slow going with the demand of life and the day job --- but I'm taking my writer friend's advice and celebrating my minute milestones. I'm almost done with the fabulous book, The Writing Warrior, by Laraine Herring. When I read one of her chapters, a puff of Zen releases into air and I breathe deeply and get calm. Here are some of the author's thoughts about revision: Accept that you cannot see … [Read more...]
Flawed Characters
March 22, 2010 Read Comments
So for this revision round, I have sixteen scenes left --- where everything starts to converge together and pushing toward the end --- which in the draft form is still cloudy (but that's for another post). One thing I've been noticing with my characters --- the antagonist Kendra is just really all shades of bad, which is boring and one-dimensional. I've made notes on the manuscript where I need to go back and fix that. All-bad villians are no fun. I need to find something to make her more … [Read more...]
