Summer started beautifully. My West Coast family came to visit for a few weeks, trips to amusements and NYC were had and healthy eating was all the rage. Plus, I was making significant progress in my novel and looked forward to its completion. Then, it nearly went up in flames – literally! The apartmentContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down”
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Third Times a Charm
It’s been a productive few months. In my prior blog entry, I wrote about how I somehow managed to lose the most recent version of Part 2 of my novel. Since then, I had to admit that I’d gone off-course. I got so intrigued by the secondary characters and their subplots that I made myContinue reading “Third Times a Charm”
Stuck in the Middle
Quite literally actually. This is very difficult for me to come to terms with but…I have misplaced the most up-to-date version of Part 2 in my novel. I have a version saved but I know that I made significant changes in story, tense and dialogue. I’ve looked in all the places I would’ve saved aContinue reading “Stuck in the Middle”
One down, two to go!
Part one of three sections in my YA novel is edited and ready for family and friends to read. I welcome constructive feedback, yearn for honest criticism and welcome both praise and “eh, it was okay” comments. I’ve mentioned it before but I’ll reiterate it once again…I love, love, love the direction of this story. Continue reading “One down, two to go!”
Assembly Required
My {Title Yet to Be Determined} novel is currently under construction. As I near the end of the editing phase I am assembling all 3 parts of the story together; into one cohesive unit. From there, I will re-read the piece from start to finish and stop messing with it! All the feedback I’veContinue reading “Assembly Required”
Shouldn’t I be…
Shouldn’t I be spending all my free time working on my novel? That’s the question I ask myself as I write this very post. The problem with the above is the word should. What does it matter what I should be doing? It matters more what I am doing. And at the moment I’m writing. Continue reading “Shouldn’t I be…”
Done yet?
Did I really think my novel would be ready in a year? Yes – actually i did. I thought the mere fact that I finished a book would somehow be enough good energy to push open publishing doors. That people would flock to read my creation simply because I wrote it. Sure, I figured there’d needContinue reading “Done yet?”
Perfection: My roadblock
I’ve never thought of myself as a perfectionist. I procrastinated, second guessed and doubted throughout most of my high school and college career. “Was I writing about the right topic? Was I getting my point across? Will the professor like it?” All these worries worked on my self-esteem until I ended up putting off theContinue reading “Perfection: My roadblock”
Kelly Deeny 