Chapter One (Otherwise Known As the Zombie Chapter)
If you’ve been following along as I wade through revisions, you might have heard me talking about how I keep going back to Chapter One.
Well, I went back to it again. And again. And again.
Why?
When I re-read the chapter, I felt like I was puking information on the page instead of telling you [...]
What’s in a Memory?
If you’ve read part of the first draft for ARGENTUM, you know that the book is structured in a chapter and chapter break format. In between the main storyline, you’ll read one of Serafina’s memories.
As part of my revisions, I’m incorporating the memories a little bit more into the story when it’s appropriate. Not every [...]
Goodbye Chapter One, I’ll Miss You
I feel like I turned a corner this past weekend, because the last two weeks have been…painful. I knew I needed to change the verb tense of my exposition from present to past, but I wasn’t sure how that was going to work for the beginning of the story.
Instead of opening the novel with [...]
Knee-Deep in the Second Draft
So part of what I talked about before, when I mentioned a little bit about the revision process for Argentum, was the idea that I should change the story’s verb tense. Writing in first person with a present tense is somewhat challenging because the main character can have that “deer in headlights” perspective. At some [...]
Was Posting my First Draft a Bad idea? One Reader Didn’t Think So…
I’m working on my revisions to the second draft of Argentum, but I wanted to share with you a comment I received in email this past week.
I’m sorry to see that you feel the experiment failed. I disagree. I found it very interesting. I never got around to finishing the whole thing so [...]
First Drafts and the Evolution of Argentum
So if you’ve been following how Argentum has been developing, you’ve probably read a post or two where I describe a little bit about my writing process. Well, this past weekend at OddCon, there were a lot of conversations that I had with other writers about their writing process. When I mentioned I was offering [...]
What Do I Have Planned for Revisions?
One of the things that’s a lot of fun writing for Argentum, is that I can offer you my first draft before any revisions are made. Some writers might find this a bit scary, but I don’t. You see, I really enjoy reading how a script or book evolves, and I’m happy I can share [...]
Hooray for Progress!
Hi everyone,
I am very happy to share with you that I’ve made great progress on Book One of the Violet War this weekend. Not only did I map out the entire book and all remaining chapters and chapter breaks, I was able to get Chapter Eleven reworked and published. (Click here to read Chapter 11.) [...]
What’s Going on Behind-the-Scenes at Violet War?
Over the past two months, I’ve been really working hard behind-the-scenes to ensure that I can offer you a full draft of the first novel, Argentum, by the end of April. From clearing up old projects off my plate to getting organized, I’ve got a full plate through September. Here’s a little bit about what [...]
Why I’m Providing my First Draft and New Chapters!
A friend of mine told me the other day that I was very brave. When I asked “Why?” he had mentioned that it was because I was posting my rough draft of Argentum.
There are a lot of things that are scary: fires, accidents, hurricanes, death. Is my posting of a draft scary? Well, sure [...]
