Notes from the Revision Cave

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.

Journals Tamago's Enjoy

Almost forgot to do this! sonyamsipes tagged my journal as enjoyable (thanks, Sonya!) and I'm supposed to do that here as well. So, let's begin.





Here are the rules...
1) Add the logo of your award to your blog.
2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.
3) Nominate at least seven other blogs.
4) Add links to those blogs on your blogs.
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

The blogs that are super shiny right now:

brian_ohio, who is sadly taking a vacation from his blog. Brian's experience as a writer is very human.
frost_light, because it's awesome to see a writer you know making it, but staying grounded.
fasterthanlight, because she writes like an Edwardian lady.
jimhines, who manages to touch base with issues and create community in his journal. He entertains to boot.
kit_the_brave, who activates mutant powers of optimism on a daily basis.
m_stiefvater, for similar reasons to kit_the_brave.
sarah_prineas for similar reasons to frost_light.
scalzi. He doesn't need my award. He has a Hugo. But he gets it anyway.
stephanieburgis, who writes with exactly the right new writer vibe.

Of course, I enjoy all of your journals. Thank you for writing, so I can share your lives. Vicariously. Not like a stalker or anything. That would be creepy. :P

Catherine