This week I received feedback from professional editor Jeni Chappelle of Jeni Chappelle Editorial. Jeni is the co-creator of this challenge as well as #RevPit on Twitter. I want to thank her for her time, encouragement and suggestions. Here it is. The final draft! The Bear’s Breeches Smell Slightly Sweet As They Rot I hadContinue reading “#WriterInMotion : The final draft”
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#WriterInMotion: Critique Partners’ Feedback Revision
This week was exciting. I sent my story to two people and received their stories to critique. Based on their feedback I made revisions, creating this new draft of my story that will now go to a professional editor. Before talking about the changes, I want to thank Neta of NetaQBlog and Nicole of TheContinue reading “#WriterInMotion: Critique Partners’ Feedback Revision”
#WriterinMotion: The Second Draft
The Bear’s Breeches Smell Slightly Sweet As They Rot I never saw a man’s face change so fast. He stepped through the door, blocking our view, still laughing with his son. Then he saw me. “You,” he said, then door. “Who is it, Daddy?” from inside. “That rude trespasser from the other day.” Josette scowled upContinue reading “#WriterinMotion: The Second Draft”
#WriterinMotion Begins! the prompt
To my surprise, I’ll be working from a visual prompt: this lovely photograph by Rahul Pandit of a small house in nature. This project being about sharing the process from draft creation to polished piece, I thought I would share from the very beginning of my process, through brainstorming to idea before I get toContinue reading “#WriterinMotion Begins! the prompt”
Writer In Motion: A five week writing and revising challenge
Summer is here. The weather is gorgeous, but sweaty-hot. Levi and I are adjusting though motivationally-challenged. He gets away with napping and bathing all day, but my stories won’t write themselves. So, I found a challenge to keep me working through August. For the next five weeks, starting August 1st, I will be participating inContinue reading “Writer In Motion: A five week writing and revising challenge”
A is for Atresia
atresia – noun: 1. absence or closure of a natural passage of the body 2. absence or disappearance of an anatomical part by degeneration. To Fall Asleep Every night I play this game A habit now, a secret shame Multi-tasking cartoon shows Or re-runs burned out long ago While refreshing games of solitaireContinue reading “A is for Atresia”
April Is Coming: NaPoWriMo & A to Z Challenge & Me
Life Lessons: Always Learning These last couple months, I have learned a few things about myself: 1. Joining the YMCA is a good way to pay money to inspire me to stay home and write. 2. In the Fall and Winter, I write stories that will eventually be called for on Dark Markets. 3. WhenContinue reading “April Is Coming: NaPoWriMo & A to Z Challenge & Me”
Twitter #Hashtags That Motivate Revision
Twitter did not appeal to me at first (or second or third). So why, you ask, would I write this post? Recently, I find myself enjoying it more and more. There are lots of fun challenges for writers and the character limitation ends up being a great revision tool. How Twitter can help your revisionContinue reading “Twitter #Hashtags That Motivate Revision”
Want More Readers?
While preparing my next newsletter, I noticed that my last one had a bunch of great information in it. I don’t want anyone to miss out, so here it is to give you a taste of what goes into my newsletters. If you like it, please sign up to get monthly installments and your freeContinue reading “Want More Readers?”
A Great Resource For Writers and Readers (Updated)
Read screenplays from famous and popular films for free! If you read my posts about studying suspense and conflict, you may have noticed that I found a lot of useful information in books on screenwriting. I learned about story beats, the hero’s journey, and the purpose of story as an emotion generating machine. Recently, IContinue reading “A Great Resource For Writers and Readers (Updated)”
Experience Writing 