Notes from the Revision Cave

[cathschaffstump]

With apologies to Karen Mahoney, who probably should receive royalties from me every time I use the term Revision Cave.

From today on, the Herc-o-meter will be done by revised scenes. All told, there are 38 scenes in the novel that are key. Some of them are in great shape, others are exceedingly sketchy. There’s also a fair amount of gluing that must occur between some of them to smooth the path. However, the scenes will be my milestones for the meter.

1 / 38 (2.6%)

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And, revision for Substance will be done by page count. My subconscious must come up with a test of wits for me to insert into the prologue, so that seemed like a good stopping point for today. Other highlights of revision include making my dialogue less stilted. Check!

6 / 368 (1.6%)

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Now, to have some lunch, take a small break, and put on my English teacher hat in order to check some papers.

Catherine

Originally published at Writer Tamago. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[mochimonkey.livejournal.com]

I saw your progress bars and my first thought was, "Whoa! She wrote one word today! That must an INCREDIBLE word!" hee hee

What part of the whole writing process do you enjoy the most? Is it the initial creation, the first pangs of first draft, the revision...?

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

If the initial draft is in the zone, I love that like a drug addict.

Usually, though, the first revision is where I gain my confidence and I feel my drafts shine.