5 Year Writing Project, March update

At first I was dismayed. I had not set out to write a children’s book. But then I thought about it some more and I decided this was a possible way forward, and one that allowed me to keep true to my original vision and concept of the novel.

Five Year Writing Goal

do you have goalsI’m taking part in Misha and Beth’s Five Year Project and my five-year goal is to write a novel and get it published.

In this monthly recap I will outline how I’m struggling with point of view and with tone. And then I will tell you of my plan for a way forward.
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5 year goal: point of view and second thoughts

Five Year Writing Goal

do you have goalsI’m taking part in Misha and Beth’s Five Year Project and my five-year goal is to write a novel and get it published. This is my monthly recap on how I’m doing.

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Five Year Writing Goal: Beta readers

I am very grateful for all the comments on my first draft. I have let this feedback bubble away in my brain. Next week I will sit down and begin to make amendments.

Five Year Writing Goal

do you have goalsI’m taking part in Misha and Beth’s Five Year Project and my five-year goal is to write a novel and get it published. This is my monthly recap on how I’m doing.

First step: write the first draft. Tick!
Second step: edit the first draft. Tick! Now I have a second draft.
Third step: find beta-readers. Tick!
Fourth step: write third draft. About to begin.

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Six Word Memoir

My micro-flash memoir was featured on the Six Word site. A small success but, still, a success.

cheeringLet’s celebrate the small successes!
I’ve been so bound up in the editing of my Tang Dynasty novel , I have hardly done anything else since the New Year. And both my blog posting and my short story writing have dried up completely.
But recently my micro-flash memoir was featured on the Six Word site. A small success but, still, a success.

My 6 word memoir is here and, don’t worry, it won’t take long to read. It’s only six words, dammit.


5 Year Writing Goal: end of year 2013

So now I have a very, well edited first 300 words and a reasonably well-edited 10,000 words. Only 78,000 more to go!

Five Year Writing Goal

do you have goalsI’m taking part in Misha and Beth’s Five Year Project and my five-year goal is to write a novel and get it published. This is both my monthly and my end-of-the-year recap on how I’m doing.

First step: write the first draft. Tick!
Second step: edit the first draft – in progress.
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