It’s the end of June. It’s been three months since I began this blog and started taking the steps out of my comfort zone. In March, I created this website and began submitting short pieces, alongside sending my novel excerpts …
Beta Reading
“I can say with absolute certainty that you need someone to look over your work and give you blunt, constructive feedback. People need outside perspectives on their writing to show them the flaws they cannot see. With that in mind, a lot …
The Next Big Thing Meme: Seven Sisters
A few weeks ago, I shared information about Planes Shifter and Planes Walker, as I was tagged by C. R. Trumbo in a Blog Hop called The Next Big Thing. I’ve just begun revising my summer project of 2010, Seven Sisters and thought …
Editing: When to Stop
In January 2012, I began writing Planes Shifter. It took nine months to complete, and then a further two months to edit into a second draft. When I received the first two bits of feedback from my two beta readers, …
Redrafting a Novel
The first draft of Planes Shifter was around 78,000 words, and comprised of a girl finding a bird of prey, and together, they find love and go home to claim the throne. The second draft of Planes Shifter had all …
Aspects of Editing
I found the original idea for the Planes Trilogy this week; written on the back of an envelope. While writing draft one, I kept a note of the anything I wasn’t yet sure of including; such as questions about the …