Procedural Tips Since The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill was so different than the others I’ve looked at so far, I had to come up with another color code for my post-its and notes. I marked the beginning of each of the letters with orange, thinking that on second read it would beContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 3: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill”
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How to Read Like a Writer (RLW): A Novel Can Take Many Forms
I did it! I put together all my 4theWords files from NaNoWriMo into one file, formatted it into one double-spaced draft and did a preliminary spell-check to make my novel draft readable. Then I saved it as a PDF so I’m ready for my first read through on my tablet. So, my focus this weekContinue reading “How to Read Like a Writer (RLW): A Novel Can Take Many Forms”
Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Procedural Tips This week I focused on marking while reading the first time. This focused my intention on reading like a writer, and I could tell I read differently. One quick and easy thing I can do is look at the page count divide that by two and mark the mid-point. Then divide that inContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny”
How to Read Like a Writer: Narrowing Focus to the Specific Book
How was your week? Did you try reading like a writer? I noticed I’m already reading differently. Choosing the Novels I thought of another way to choose novels to read and study. When my novel is finished, edited, and polished, I’ll be looking for an agent. Once I find some agents that are looking forContinue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Narrowing Focus to the Specific Book”
Reading Like a Writer Attempt 1: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry
Procedural Tips After reading The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry to the end, I filled out the questions I could by memory. The first exercise where I hunted for examples from the book was looking at how each chapter ended. I found this a useful exercise and a good way to start reviewing theContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 1: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry”
How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started
Want to up your reading game? Want to know what it means to read like a writer first hand? I sure do. And I think I’m ready. I have read hundreds of books on writing, and they all have something in common: they use examples from a variety of novels as examples of writing techniques.Continue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started”
Adapting to the Artistry of Artlessness
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the artistry in artlessness and the artlessness in artistry. Artlessness has some interesting and unexpected meanings. Yes, it does mean without art, but it also means free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous 2. not artificial; natural; simple; uncontrived. And when I looked up ingenuous,Continue reading “Adapting to the Artistry of Artlessness”
Now Back to the Scheduled Program . . . Revision: Using feedback to strategize.
It’s been fun taking this art break, but it’s time to get back to what this blog is all about this year: revision. And at the end of this post I have a special announcement. Ooooh, Aaahhh. Brainstorming Revision Strategies Since one of my stories placed in its event in the Writer’s Games, it willContinue reading “Now Back to the Scheduled Program . . . Revision: Using feedback to strategize.”
Approach to the moment of truth on #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 19
Image prompt: I imagined my main character revisiting the abandoned property on a rainy day, so I spent a little time taking pictures in the rain. I like the title from Day 19 2017: Approach to the moment of truth. I’m feeling this on many levels. This week is going to be tough. I’ve alreadyContinue reading “Approach to the moment of truth on #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 19”
#NaNoWriMo Recap and December Writing Plans
We did it! We survived National Novel Writing Month. It’s time to put away that draft, but not time to give up the daily practice. So what’s next? For me, it means continuing this momentum into editing. This month, I’m going to dive back into last year’s NaNoWriMo draft and work through revisions toContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Recap and December Writing Plans”
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