Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shout out to fellow bloggers

This post is a HUGE thank you to Linda Jackson and Morgan Shamy for giving me some writerly advice and pushing me in the right direction with my novel.  I've been troubled with the first chapter for a long time and I just couldn't figure out what to do with it, and now I know.  So I'm back to the drawing board, but I'm totally okay with that.  I grew as a writer while the novel went from my head to the keyboard, and therefore what I wrote in the beginning no longer matched what I was writing at the end.  Does that make sense?  I'm so green with this whole industry that it's overwhelming, but everyone has to start somewhere.

Thanks again to you two!


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  1. That makes total sense. I don't write linearly but the scenes I had written first had to be ripped apart and rewritten a few times to match what I had learned about the characters and plot as I wrote. Hopefully I've got them all consistent now. Good luck on the rewrites!

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    1. Glad I'm not the only one! Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Honey, I am so glad I was able to help. And I totally understand what you mean by the beginning no longer matching the writing at the end. This happened to me with my third manuscript.

    Let me know if you want me to read more of your manuscript. :)

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    2. Sorry, typo! Thanks so much for your help, and YES! I definitely want to read the rest. I thought I sent it to you yesterday, but obviously it didn't go through, so I'm off to resend it again:)

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  3. You are awesome, Honey. I'm excited for your project and adventures! :D

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    1. Likewise. I'm so happy to have connected with you. Your blogs are insightful and you respond faithfully. It makes it so rewarding!

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