New Year 2019
We survived the holiday season with plenty of food, laughter, out of town guests, and yes, a couple of family dramas.
No story is good without drama (read: conflict). But then we get up, brush ourselves off, learn our lessons and get back to work.
Jeez. It feels like it's been a hundred years since I worked on my book. When I retrieved my giant three-ring story binder from the back room where it lived a silent life while the family turned my office (dining room table) into party central I believe it actually had cobwebs.
With great excitement, I sat down to make detailed revision notes so I can finally jump into the manuscript and fix all the junk that needs fixing.
The first thing I did was say, "Hmm, what's the theme of this story? It really should land somewhere around the five to ten percent mark of the book."
NOT a good way to begin revising a book. Matter fact, it's nothing more than my writer's brain trying to procrastinate
The thought goes something like this: "I'm such a smart writer. My brain is brilliant. In fact, I think I'll give Einstein a run for his money. Just wait until everyone reads this fascinating story that will make them come away feeling ..."
Feeling what exactly? Some profound bumper sticker wisdom like: Surfing Ruined My Life?
I don't think so.
The good news is that I quickly abandoned that line of thinking, sat down and wrote detailed revision notes and tomorrow the fun starts.
And I do mean FUN!
That's why I do this job.
No story is good without drama (read: conflict). But then we get up, brush ourselves off, learn our lessons and get back to work.
Jeez. It feels like it's been a hundred years since I worked on my book. When I retrieved my giant three-ring story binder from the back room where it lived a silent life while the family turned my office (dining room table) into party central I believe it actually had cobwebs.
With great excitement, I sat down to make detailed revision notes so I can finally jump into the manuscript and fix all the junk that needs fixing.
The first thing I did was say, "Hmm, what's the theme of this story? It really should land somewhere around the five to ten percent mark of the book."
NOT a good way to begin revising a book. Matter fact, it's nothing more than my writer's brain trying to procrastinate
The thought goes something like this: "I'm such a smart writer. My brain is brilliant. In fact, I think I'll give Einstein a run for his money. Just wait until everyone reads this fascinating story that will make them come away feeling ..."
Feeling what exactly? Some profound bumper sticker wisdom like: Surfing Ruined My Life?
I don't think so.
The good news is that I quickly abandoned that line of thinking, sat down and wrote detailed revision notes and tomorrow the fun starts.
And I do mean FUN!
That's why I do this job.
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