Helpful Article on Revision

Entering a Writing Comp? Check out this article http://www.mslexia.co.uk/magazine/features/feature_49.php

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The Test of Time

This week I’ve been revising the openings of both my novels for the Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition www.mslexia.co.uk/novelcompetition and once again I’ve been reminded of the importance of time as a revision tool. As we all know it’s impossible to be objective about your own writing – it’s either brilliant, the best thing you’ve ever written [...]

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Whole Brained Writing

A late post this week due to a flurry of activity in the novel writing department. At least more of a flurry than there has been of late. Revising my second novel is certainly a quicker process than the first time around but I have noticed that continual revision has left the gauge on my creativity [...]

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Scene Mapping

This week I’ve been working on the scene map for my novel. For those of us who are directionally challenged, even in the writing areas of our lives, scene mapping can be a great way of navigating the sometimes nerve-wracking path to revision. I’ve been working on this process with a nano novel I churned [...]

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Revise And Revise Again

This week I’ve had the … let’s say pleasure, of revising not one but two manuscripts to submit to the QWC/Hachette Manuscript Development Program. Here’s a few things I’ve learnt, or re-learnt, as a result: 1. Revision is an ongoing process. Even when you think you’ve nailed it, that the manuscript is as close to [...]

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