What Now? What Next?
I need to go back. I need to open the manuscript again, now that I've really given myself the room and space to allow it to rest in my mind, when I can actually read the book with a fresh eye.
Read MoreThe Danger of the Single Story
The writer's job is to keep telling stories, to keep adding voices to the mix. Story-tellers by their very nature are the combatants of the single story. We keep speaking up, keep sharing the diversity of voice, an keep the conversation moving. The best weapon against the single story is to tell more stories.
Read MoreEviscerate Your Darlings
I've found I'm pretty ruthless at cutting out clever turns of phrase. However, I've run into some major darlings that need themselves a good murderin'. I should have realized at the time, but I made a very silly mistake of switching POV deep into the book.
Read MoreBeta Reader Update
For the most part, all my beta readers lived up to my expectations. Everyone liked it, even those who didn't tend to read my genre. I got some really excellent notes from each person. Some notes confirmed my suspicions (sex scenes are too long, feminist dialogue is too didactic) and some of them surprised me (my antagonist is perfectly terrible, places where I thought I was overwriting were actually unclear).
Read MoreNaivete, thy name is Allison
I was supposed to take a small vacation from my book while waiting for my readers to get back to me with their feedback. Naivete, thy name is Allison.
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