And so it goes.
Just a little over 24 hours to finish preparation for
submission.
Yesterday was spent piecing the Chapter 1 rewrite into
something worthy of the opening chapter and making it interconnect with the rest
of the storyline. In addition, I decided
to add Chapter 4 to the packet I'm putting together for the agent, which will
make it an additional 40 pages ready to go if requested. Although I had to push myself through the day
the motivation is still there!!
One of the key take aways from the past few days is it
reenergized the learning process. I
know, life is a learning process, but I am talking about refreshing the basics
of the craft. Each morning and the last
thing at night involved studying books about description, plot, editing,
etc. Maybe it was divine intervention or
whatever, but this time to hone the craft finally hit the sweet spot. As a result, there is now a collection of
five books highlighted and tabbed to be reviewed and at the ready whenever
future manuscripts are prepped for final draft.
The following are the five books on my list. This may by overkill for what works for you,
but I'm a slow learner and in need of a large crutch.
The Writer's Guide to
Character Traits by Linda N. Edelstein, Ph.D
Self-Editing for
Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
Plot by Ansen
Dibell
Scene & Structure
by Jack M. Bickham
Description by
Monica Wood
Okay, time to get at it!!
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