My Writing: Revisions

Revisions, day 1: first 25 pages - DONE!

This is what the first page of my manuscript looks like after I've made my initial revisions with the good old red pen.  Oh how I love thee!  Actually, I really do.  I find that I feel a sense of accomplishment when I see the red ink on the page, it's good to revise and edit your work.

Now, I'm on to typing up my changes on the first 25 pages.

My Writing: Let the edits begin

Round 1: Read my novel...

Sounds easy enough...right?

Right.  Right?  Okay, we'll see...

Here's what I'm looking for:

• Pieces of the plot that may be missing
• Pieces of the plot that don't make sense
• Pacing
• Tense (as in past and present tense...believe it or not, it's harder than you think to keep it all the same)
• Are my characters likeable?  Believable?  Annoying?

Everything else will come in round 2!

Time frame for Round 1: 2 weeks (I can do it!  Right?)

My Reading List: The Forgotten Garden

 

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family’s secret past.

A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book—a beautiful volume of fairy tales. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. On her twenty-fi rst birthday, they tell her the truth, and with her sense of self shattered and very little to go on, "Nell" sets out to trace her real identity. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell’s death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. A spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery, The Forgotten Garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go.

My Reading List: Silver

 

Silver by Talia Vance

“As I step into the room, a silver flash blurs my vision.  Before I can take a breath, the world falls away.”

Brianna has always felt invisible. People stare right past her, including the one boy she can’t resist, Blake Williams. But everything changes at a house party when Brianna’s charm bracelet slips off and time stands still. In that one frozen, silver moment, Blake not only sees her, he recognizes something deep inside her that she’s been hiding even from herself.

Discovering she is descended from Danu, the legendary Bandia of Celtic myth, Brianna finds herself questioning the truth of who she is. And when she accidentally binds her soul to Blake, their mutual attraction becomes undeniable.

But Blake has his own secret, one that could prove deadly for them both.

Bound together by forbidden magic, Brianna and Blake find themselves at the heart of an ancient feud that threatens to destroy their lives and their love.