What is this, another post in which I talk about the characters from Snow? Yep, that’s right. My apologies for two link-up posts in a row, but I left them too late in the month and so you get both of them this week. But now, it’s time for another Beautiful People post. Beautiful People is a writerly link-up hosted by Cait@Paper Fury...

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We hit a little snag in editing this week. And by snag I mean a massive plot hole the size of the Marianas Trench, which has me weeping in a dark corner at the amount of rewriting it’s going to take to fix it. Consider I just hit 55k before discerning the problem, which requires me to go back and fix over half...

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You know how, when you’re looking at a book for the first time to see if it’s something that you’d like to read, you go through a mental checklist of book elements, from the cover, to the synopsis on the back? And if these elements aren’t quite right, you might not even consider taking the book home with you? I do this all...

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Today was one of those red letter days where we took a massive trip to the library, returned most of their catalogue of books, and borrowed the other half off their shelves. These are somewhat epic journeys involving careful deliberation, towering book stacks, and much staggering home under the weight of a ton of books at the end. This week’s haul was particularly...

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Photo credit: 'Playingwithbrushes' via Foter.com / CC BY Occasionally people tag me for a blog tag, and very occasionally I remember that I have been tagged and decide to write a post in which I do said tag (and then contemplate how many times I can get away with saying the word ‘tag’ in one sentence). This is one of those rare occasions....

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I am a very goal oriented writer. You may have worked this out already if you’ve ever been around my blog during NaNoWriMo season. Goals awaken the competitive side of my personality and kick me into top motivational gear. So, when I started editing Snow in the last week of January, I set myself the goal of finishing this round of edits by...

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Photo credit: thomas.leuther via Foter.com / CC BY-NC Subplot are amazing tools. They can add depth to a plot, help develop characters further, and provide extra interest for the readers. One of the popular is the romantic subplot. There’s something so heart-warming about watching a pair of characters falling in love while trying to navigate the stormy waters of the main plot. When...

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After spending the last few weeks listening to Two Steps From Hell and Skyrim, I’m now on a bit of a strings kick with my listening habits. I always find string music very inspiring. The versatility of the instruments is amazing, and the music they create is even more so. I have so many favourite pieces of instrumental music involving strings, but one...

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Photo credit: Moyan_Brenn via Foter.com / CC BY In last week’s writing update post, I was whining about the unfairness of life and having to rewrite large swathes of material because a plot point wasn’t working. Which made me incredibly grumpy and not at all inclined to edit. Well, thankfully, I’m not going to subject you to another depressing post about how everything...

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Photo credit: arbyreed via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA There are lots of places on the internet where writers can post their work for free. One of the most popular websites is Wattpad. This website allows you to post whole books, chapter by chapter, upload a cover, receive comments from readers on individual chapters, or even lines, and interact with the other users through...

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Photo credit: Clint Sharp via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA This week, it’s been a real struggle for me to find focus during my writing sessions. I mentioned in my post on Wednesday that I’ve had to go back and drastically change the beginning of Snow because of problems with the inciting incident, which has several drained my enthusiasm for editing. So I’ve had...

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Photo credit: noodlepie via Foter.com / CC BY-NC Have you ever gotten a significant way through editing book, and then realised that one of your major plot points simply isn’t working? (Please tell me I’m not alone). Because this is exactly what happened to me this week. Editing was going along beautifully, I was quite enjoying it for once, and I’d just reached 15k words, which was super...

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January was the month of editing, it seems. Everywhere I looked, writers were feverishly polishing up or piecing back together their books, including me of course. In many ways, editing is amazing. Well, not the actual act of editing. That is a gruelling task of Herculean difficulty. But the results of editing are so worth it. Seeing those plot wrinkles smooth out, the...

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