Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 7 18 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 Firmly in the second half of the story now! Now comes the image of two ships tethered together, fighting their way through the storm. Now is the long, hard tow…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 6 11 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 In the heart of the storm and in the heart of the story! We're right at the middle of my tale, where the protagonist is about to face his great…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 5 4 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 The Storm is a very short story, and yet it still maintains three distinct acts. Thus far we have made it through the first, in which Oscar learns of Harry's…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 25 1 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 MAY STATS Days Writing: 7 New Words: 1303 New Chapters: 0.75 Total Word-count: 77,100 Total Chapters: 21 May was a funny month for my novel. I had great success with…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 4 28 May 202130 Dec 2021 Here we go, continuing with the edit of my short story The Storm. So far, I have made it through the introduction, and now will work on Oscar's journey to…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 3 21 May 202130 Dec 2021 I have finished reviewing The Storm and have made note of the changes it requires. Now I will go through it piece-by-piece, correcting things as I go. I won't take…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 2 14 May 202130 Dec 2021 I'm continuing to review my short story The Storm, making note of all the areas I wish to improve on as I go. There is a line I just came…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 1 7 May 202130 Dec 2021 Here we are at the first post of my new series: The Editor's Bench! Here I will select one of my short stories and take it from its first draft…
Improving Technique Update on My Novel: Month 24 1 May 202130 Dec 2021 APRIL STATS Days Writing: 16 New Words: 4173 New Chapters: 1.25 Total Word-count: 75,955 Total Chapters: 20.25 In April I wanted to prioritize my story above all other hobbies and…