Following the Plot All The Way Through to the End
Wanted to drop by and share something interesting with all of you about what I’ve been learning lately.
So, in the first version of ARGENTUM, I wanted to explore the world of the Violet War and needed a story to do it. Did my first draft make an excellent novel? NO. Why? Because the story [...]
Taking a Serious Look at Chapter Breaks
For those of you who were here for much of the first draft, you know that I had employed a writing technique where I wrote a chapter and then offered a piece of the main character’s memory as the chapter break. The memories in the work are exceptionally important to the plot. Believe me when [...]
It’s March and I’m declaring WAR…on my Manuscript!
Did you know that March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war? Well, this month I’m declaring war…on my manuscript! After going through a few drafts, there are a couple of things I need to revise:
1) The overall story needs to be consistent and a lot more simplified so that it can stand [...]
Revisions Update and a Look at 2010
Hi folks,
In December, I focused on the revisions for ARGENTUM through a December Writing Marathon that I had come up with. December was an extraordinarily busy month for several reasons, including a few additional projects that I did not expect to come up. Even though I didn’t get as much done as I wanted to, [...]
The Mechanics of Revising: Font, Copy and Paste
After I got all excited about my spectacular “Chapter One,” I ended up revising a short story that needed some work and stumbled across different submission guidelines for various markets. I took one look at the formatting guidelines and went… “Uh-oh…ARGENTUM does not look like that…”
So, I went ahead and formatted it differently using a [...]
Dear Monica: Why Are The Revisions Taking So Long?
When I started working on revisions for the novel back in the Spring, I knew I was going to have to make some adjustments in my schedule.
Before I started ARGENTUM, I often worked on a contract basis, which meant that someone handed me a contract and I said, “Okay, I’ll write for you.” Then, [...]
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 [...]
On Setting Outlines
Hi everyone,
After coming back from GenCon, I had a few other people contact me about licensing the Violet War setting for a potential game. I took a break from revisions and started mapping out this very. big. world.
I just stopped.
You see, I really love this story and although I’m pretty excited that there’s an [...]
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 [...]
