I finished my revision of chapter 3 and I think I'm starting to get the hang of this. I'm also really cracking down on uneccessary wordage and passive verbs. I'm like the passive voice exterminator, though I'm not deleting all because you know, they're a natural way of speaking, but I'm keeping it to a minimum.
The one thing I'm sort of iffy about was I really really want to add this scene that is pretty important for character development and also plot related things (and its brand spankin new) and I had deemed chapter 3 the place for this scene, but that was just not happening. I tried to fit it in and chapter 3 wasn't having it, and evicted the scene. The nerve!
Anyway, the pacing of chapter 3, especially the end is pretty good and I don't think I can mess with it anymore, so I think now that this scene will be transferred to chapter 4. Alas.
I better post my stats fast (I've totally neglected teacher prep to finish this chapter-also I watched Glee).
Rose Lily Revision 2.0 Stats
Chapters Revised: 3
Chapters Remaining: 19
Page Count: 64
Word Count:18, 344
Great blog you have here,Frankie.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking to network with other writers and the likes.Feel free to visit my blog some time;)
Cheers,
Tabitha
Hey Tabitha,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by-and yeah I'll come visit your blog! Stop by anytime, I love meeting other writers.
Oh! I love GLEE!!!
ReplyDeleteAhh, the joys of editing. I was given a piece of advice once regarding editing. Don't edit until you have the whole story written down. Get it on paper (or word doc), then revise.
ReplyDeleteSo, what Genre do you write in? At least for this novel?
Mine's a crime fiction.
Nice to meet you, btw. :)
You too Jm-my novel is a contemporary fantasy-it's set at a small school for magic in suburban Philadelphia where students train to become mages or knights.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on chapter 4! Love your pretty blog. Look forward to reading future posts.
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