This year is the year I’ve decided to get serious with my writing. And to do so means editing, revising and eventually publishing. Last month was editing – developmental on my side – so this month is putting those edits to work… Read More
Editing Update:Chapters: 24/24Pen Refills: 1Scenes Sliced: 10 (including a whole quarter chapter)Darlings Killed: 7Tears: 3Final Thoughts: A bit of concern with this being the first novel to query, though I think it has commercial appeal. It’s a lot of work to do,… Read More
So, last month was very successful for me when it comes to blogging, and I owe most of that to the #editnfriends challenge by Liz. Now that we’ve reached the end of the month, I offered to host a challenge for the… Read More
Or just for your word count. (And sorry, the Foo Fighters are my favorite band so you’ll see them referenced often throughout the year.) Back in 2015, I took up running. I had to lose weight and as much as I loved… Read More
As of this writing, I have two chapters left to edit in my March (Editing) Madness novel, The Final Rose. I have successfully made it through (nearly) 140,000 words without hating myself, throwing up, or throwing the novel in a fit. I… Read More
Yesterday was my birthday. For me, after the excitement of birthdays in the dorm at college (where us forensic science students could write whole lab reports on how to properly dilute everclear), these recent birthdays have been uneventful. Work, home, cheers with… Read More
I have this habit, whenever I write a novel, of glossing over some details. Sometimes it’s most details, most times it’s some details. Whether it’s because of my rush to finish or my jumping from scene to scene nature, it’s not the… Read More
I have, in my Google Docs right now, about one dozen finished first drafts. They’re not edited. Certainly not publishable. But they have a beginning, an illusion of a middle, and an end. Draft one done. So every March, when that old… Read More
On Monday, I metaphor-ed that the darlings I must murder are like a diseased appendix. And I have spent this week garbing up for surgery – scrubbing up, betadine, gloves – and preparing for the first incision. Problem is, my novel really… Read More
“[K]ill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” – Stephen King It sucks. You reread your novel, that took you months/years to write. You get to this line/scene/chapter/character you love and you… Read More
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Posted on April 1, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#reviseandrevive] An Introduction
This year is the year I’ve decided to get serious with my writing. And to do so means editing, revising and eventually publishing. Last month was editing – developmental on my side – so this month is putting those edits to work… Read More
Category: #reviseandrevive Tags: #editing, #reviseandrevive, amediting, amwriting, fantasy, fantasy novels, introduction, pub2020, writing, writing plans
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Posted on March 31, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#editnfriends] Paths of Victory, We Shall Walk
Editing Update:Chapters: 24/24Pen Refills: 1Scenes Sliced: 10 (including a whole quarter chapter)Darlings Killed: 7Tears: 3Final Thoughts: A bit of concern with this being the first novel to query, though I think it has commercial appeal. It’s a lot of work to do,… Read More
Category: #editing, Uncategorized Tags: #editing, amediting, amwriting, editnfriends, pub2020, writing
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Posted on March 30, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#reviseandrevive] A New Challenger Approaches!
So, last month was very successful for me when it comes to blogging, and I owe most of that to the #editnfriends challenge by Liz. Now that we’ve reached the end of the month, I offered to host a challenge for the… Read More
Category: #reviseandrevive Tags: #editing, #reviseandrevive, amediting, amwriting, blog challenge, challenge post, writing
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Posted on March 29, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
Wake Up… Run for Your Life with Me
Or just for your word count. (And sorry, the Foo Fighters are my favorite band so you’ll see them referenced often throughout the year.) Back in 2015, I took up running. I had to lose weight and as much as I loved… Read More
Category: pub2020 Tags: amediting, amwriting, personal, running, writing, writing opinions
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Posted on March 25, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#editnfriends] Ain’t No Stopping [Me] Now!
As of this writing, I have two chapters left to edit in my March (Editing) Madness novel, The Final Rose. I have successfully made it through (nearly) 140,000 words without hating myself, throwing up, or throwing the novel in a fit. I… Read More
Category: #editing, Uncategorized Tags: amediting, editing, editnfriends, The Final Rose, writing, writing plans
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Posted on March 22, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
In My Next Thirty (-two) Years…
Yesterday was my birthday. For me, after the excitement of birthdays in the dorm at college (where us forensic science students could write whole lab reports on how to properly dilute everclear), these recent birthdays have been uneventful. Work, home, cheers with… Read More
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Posted on March 18, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#editnfriends] It’s Getting Larger!
I have this habit, whenever I write a novel, of glossing over some details. Sometimes it’s most details, most times it’s some details. Whether it’s because of my rush to finish or my jumping from scene to scene nature, it’s not the… Read More
Category: #editing, pub2020 Tags: #editing, #the final rose, amediting, amwriting, editnfriends, writing
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Posted on March 15, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
I Choose You!
I have, in my Google Docs right now, about one dozen finished first drafts. They’re not edited. Certainly not publishable. But they have a beginning, an illusion of a middle, and an end. Draft one done. So every March, when that old… Read More
Category: #editing, pub2020 Tags: #editing, #the final rose, amediting, edit, editnfriends, pub2020, publishing, writing
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Posted on March 13, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#editnfriends] Loves Long Past
On Monday, I metaphor-ed that the darlings I must murder are like a diseased appendix. And I have spent this week garbing up for surgery – scrubbing up, betadine, gloves – and preparing for the first incision. Problem is, my novel really… Read More
Category: #editing, Uncategorized Tags: #editing, #the final rose, amediting, editnfriends, writing, writing opinions
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Posted on March 11, 2019 by K. A. Wyles
[#editnfriends] I Used to Love Her, But I Had to Kill Her…
“[K]ill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” – Stephen King It sucks. You reread your novel, that took you months/years to write. You get to this line/scene/chapter/character you love and you… Read More
Category: #editing, Uncategorized Tags: #editing, #the final rose, amediting, editnfriends, fantasy, pub2020, writing
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The Final Rose – Revision Underway (40%)
Wending – Revision Underway (3%)
The Seventh Pretty Maid – Draft Complete – Out to Alphas
Lies of Jade and Ivory – First Drafting (95%)
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