Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 30 26 Nov 202114 Dec 2021 Here is a link to my most recent draft if you want to compare changes. And now let's get to today's work. Tied Together) Oscar opened the throttle and his…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 29 19 Nov 202114 Dec 2021 Last week I got through the first act of The Storm, which had only small tweaks here and there until I started the transition into the second act. Then came…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 28 12 Nov 202114 Dec 2021 Last week I shared my notes on The Storm: Draft Three. There were more structural changes necessary than I expected, but I was encouraged that I had immediate ideas for…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 27 5 Nov 202114 Dec 2021 Last week I published the entirety of my third draft for The Storm. Next I wanted to read through the whole thing quickly and make notes of what major shifts…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 26 29 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 Here I am, done with my third draft of The Storm. This milestone happens to coincide with another: I have now worked on the project for 26 weeks, or half…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 25 22 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 Well, here we are at the end of the third draft. I'm anxious to wrap this iteration up and take the whole thing in from beginning to end. I do…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 24 15 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 I've been sharing my work on this story with a writer's group and getting some feedback from them. They've helped me to see the need for more variety in my…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 22 1 Oct 202114 Dec 2021 After my first draft I felt that The Storm needed a more fleshed out body, with more obstacles to exhaust both the characters and the reader. I therefore added a…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 21 24 Sep 202114 Dec 2021 Well, I'm nearly halfway through the latest draft of The Storm. That surprises me, I feel like the plot is more than halfway through, apparently I spent longer with the…
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