Tag Archives: revision
The Five Stages, Or Facing Up to the Re-write
Hi there. After completing the October Memoir and Backstory Blog Challenge, I’ve been absent from this space for a while. I wrote twenty-five posts during the challenge, many of which were emotionally grueling. (Here’s a sample post, just about in … Continue reading
Posted in Narrative, Writing Craft
Tagged grief, Kubler-Ross, novel, re-writing, revision, writing
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Futile Seeds
My husband and I are novice gardeners. Last year, he built raised beds and put in tomato plants, peppers, squash, eggplant, and sugar snap peas, and I planted herbs and a single heirloom tomato in a smaller patch behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Narrative, Novelist, Writing Craft
Tagged gardening, readers, reading, rejection, revision, short story, story, writer, writing
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The Rigors of Revision
Over the past month or so, I have revised my first novel Whatever House for the umpteenth time. Seriously, I’ve lost count. I had put it away nearly a year ago, having given up on the agent search (Who has … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Craft
Tagged critique, novel, process, rejection, retreat, revision, writing
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