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Big Plans for 2014: Editing, Nano-ing, and Beyond!

30 December 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I have a few ideas about what I want to do on the blog here in the coming year, but first, let me get round to what I have been doing lately: Procrastination/fun stuff NaNoWriMo is over, and I did finally finish my story, but I had one last little update to do, and that’s […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: christmas, drafts, editing, fiction, nanowrimo, reading challenge, timelines, tips

Book Review (The Bourne Identity) and a Quick Update: Just to Mix Things Up

20 December 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

My review of The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum My rating: 3 of 5 stars Where do I begin? I saw the movies, all three of the original ones based on the Ludlum books, and then the fourth one with Jeremy Renner that was an “expansion” of the fallout from Jason Bourne’s actions. I thought […]

Filed Under: books Tagged With: christmas, editing, nanowrimo, reviews

It’s December Already!? Post NaNoWriMo Wrap-up

3 December 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Last month kinda flew by! One minute, I was struggling to hit 30k words, the next I had hit 50k and was marching onward toward 70! That’s right, final word count as of November 30th: 71,207 BUT: the story isn’t done yet! I worked on it a little on Sunday morning and broke 72k, but […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: drafts, editing, nanowrimo, plot, supernatural

NaNoWriMo Day 1: This Is Gonna Be Good :)

1 November 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Though this is my fifth year doing NaNoWriMo, it’s my first year ever attending any write-ins or events, let alone the midnight write-in for November 1st! There was quite a turn-out for a late-night, midweek midnight write-in, and it was pretty cool, I have to say. Everybody sort of ended up grouped up with whoever […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: colorado, editing, fantasy, fiction, genre, halloween, horror, nanowrimo, supernatural

NaNo Season Is Upon Us…

17 October 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I can’t believe it’s already October and there were only a couple short weeks left until NaNoWriMo 2013! This year, once again, I’m trying to push my limits, so I’m going to take on a new genre. This will be one of my first horror/supernatural/fantasy types of stories, and it will be the first attempt […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: editing, fantasy, genre, horror, nanowrimo, supernatural

How One Builds Story Structure: Important, It Is!

3 October 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I use Grammarly’s grammar checker online because Yoda-speak is only for centuries-old Jedi Masters. I’ve been thinking a lot about structure since I started my edit-in-progress. For one thing, the chapter order has been weighing heavily on my mind. Normally, chronology would be my concern when it comes to ordering pieces of a story, but […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: drafts, editing, fiction, format, grammar, plot

First Editor’s Block, Now Burn-Out

17 September 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I’m so glad I set my deadlines so far away for my edit-in-progress! Considering how things went the last time, I think I knew I’d need some extra time to get all my shit together. Editing progress I’m through chapter four, but I need to go back to three to include some physical descriptions which […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: editing, nanowrimo, writers block

Philosophy of Editing: Thinking it Through

12 September 2013 by Jessica 2 Comments

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it, but I studied philosophy in college, not English or creative writing. Many writers who know already know they want to be writers while they’re in college tend to go for writing-based majors like literature, creative writing, journalism, or whatever you get with an English major. However, philosophy is […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: characters, drafts, editing, fiction, logic, philosophy, plot

Get Out of Your Head: It’s Nice Out Here

29 August 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I can sum up why beta readers are awesome in less than ten words: they pull you back into the real world. Sometimes when you’re writing, you get way too caught up in your own imagination and your own plans to pay attention to the details. This is actually a good thing – it means […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: beta readers, drafts, editing, grammar, plot, tips, writers block

Editing: Sometimes You Just Need a Kick in the Ass

22 August 2013 by Jessica 2 Comments

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been trying to “prepare” myself to jump back into editing on one of the stories I wrote last year. As it turns out, all I needed to do was invite people to read it to get my ass in gear on the editing! The project The new editing project […]

Filed Under: books Tagged With: beta readers, characters, contemporary, drafts, editing, fiction, plot, sci fi, science fiction, thriller

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