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WiP Part 1 editing deadline: done and dusted!
***For my readers in the path of Hurricane Irene, I’m thinking of you. Batten down, be safe and I look forward to hearing that you’re doing well.*** As my headline suggests, I have beaten my ambitious...
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WiP Part 1: off to beta readers!
Before I get onto the subject of tonight’s post, I just wanted to say a big HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my wonderful husband, Mark. Seven years ago today, we promised to spend the rest of our lives together...
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A new working title!
You’ll have to forgive me. I’m a bit grumpy tonight. On my way home from work, I missed my normal train and unthinkingly got on the next one, not realising it was express. I was listening to my iPod...
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Past the halfway mark
Finally! I’ve passed the halfway mark in my edit of Part Three of The Big Smoke. It’s been a real slog, this last part. Much harder than the first two. Yuck! I should’ve expected it, really. When I...
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Location: truth or fiction?
It’s been another hard week of editing Part Three of The Big Smoke, but I’ve managed to get through another 25% (or 13,600 words) and I’m feeling quietly confident I’ll have Part Three ready for my...
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Beta readers: a change of plan
Earlier this evening, I had the great pleasure of sending Part 3 (the final part) of The Big Smoke to my beta readers. This is only a week behind the original deadline I set myself back in August, so...
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The beauty of subjectivity
Last week, I posted about my lack of motivation to make changes to my work-in-progress The Big Smoke based on my beta readers’ feedback. I’m pleased to report that I spent quite a number of hours on...
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Bring on beta reader round two!
You may have noticed that it’s been ages a little while since I’ve blogged about my progress on my WiP, The Big Smoke. That’s because, well… there hasn’t been much progress – until recently. Don’t get...
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IWSG: Are Australians more worried than Americans about political correctness...
“Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!” Alex J Cavanaugh For this month’s Insecure Writers’ Support Group post, I’d like to talk about political correctness in fiction. Do you temper your writing...
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