Today I thought I'd share a fun little post about what I have learned from my writing this year. Take a peek at the list below. Then share your own learning experiences if you'd like. Here goes:
1. The writing method I use today will be different a year from now. It may even be different tomorrow.
2. It's okay if my story becomes something other than what I planned.
3. I need a cheat sheet at my desk for using lay vs lie.
4. Cutting words can lower the word count but can also make room for the right words to be added.
5. Revision is not a shameful word.
6. Character emotions are better shown with a balance of physical actions and internal sensations.
7. Every character has a part to play or shouldn't have a part at all.
8. Spending eight hours editing thirty pages is okay if that's what it takes to get it right.
9. Writing few words in many hours is also okay if that's what it takes to get it right.
10. My knowledge will grow beyond this list, as it should.
Hope you enjoyed. Please share your own learning experiences below. :)
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Query Got Ya Down?
Mine sure does! I'm back at it again; my third attempt did not turn out so well. I wish I could snap my fingers (or tap the keyboard) and have a perfect query appear. But that isn't going to happen.
I've gotten great feedback on each of my attempts, so I'm glad for that at least. My biggest problem initially was keeping my query from reading like a synopsis. Now I'm having a hard time narrowing down what to put in the query. There's a lot going on in the story. My MC (Emily) wants her friendship with her best friend (Nicky, a guy, not a girl) to become something more. She also is dealing with alcoholic/abusive parents, and her not-so-great relationship with them becomes worse when their friend rapes her. And on top of all that, she's trying to figure out her relationship with God. She believes in God, but she has trouble believing Him to be a loving God considering everything she's been through. How the heck do I narrow all that down? Plus, part of the story takes place when Emily is still a child. Actually, it's a pretty good chunk. And I really think I have to get that across in the query somehow. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. When it comes to queries, I have a lot to learn still!
Eventually I'll have a workable query, and when I do, I'll post it to share. And in case I don't get a chance to post in the next few days, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S! Come on 2012...bring on my dream agent!
I've gotten great feedback on each of my attempts, so I'm glad for that at least. My biggest problem initially was keeping my query from reading like a synopsis. Now I'm having a hard time narrowing down what to put in the query. There's a lot going on in the story. My MC (Emily) wants her friendship with her best friend (Nicky, a guy, not a girl) to become something more. She also is dealing with alcoholic/abusive parents, and her not-so-great relationship with them becomes worse when their friend rapes her. And on top of all that, she's trying to figure out her relationship with God. She believes in God, but she has trouble believing Him to be a loving God considering everything she's been through. How the heck do I narrow all that down? Plus, part of the story takes place when Emily is still a child. Actually, it's a pretty good chunk. And I really think I have to get that across in the query somehow. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. When it comes to queries, I have a lot to learn still!
Eventually I'll have a workable query, and when I do, I'll post it to share. And in case I don't get a chance to post in the next few days, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S! Come on 2012...bring on my dream agent!
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