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Tag: polishing

Not Just Soggy Around the Middle

Posted onSeptember 27, 2015September 27, 20151 Comment

First read through and rough rewrites on The Department of Curiosities is progressing. I have a long list of notes for Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsideas, manuscript, middle, novel, plot, polishing, pondering, processes, procrastination, steampunk, story, writing

Calm Before the Storm

Posted onMay 10, 2015May 10, 2015Leave a comment

It is done! Doctor Jack rewrites are finished. Major background changes for two characters and ending are sorted. Fifth edit Read More …

Categoriessteampunk, WritingTagsbooks, editing, family, life, manuscript, novella, polishing, processes, writing

NaNoWriMo Wrapup

Posted onApril 29, 2015April 29, 2015Leave a comment

April Camp NaNoWriMo is coming to an end. My goal for this adventure was to complete as least 15000 words Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsediting, ideas, manuscript, novella, polishing, processes, rewrites, steampunk, story, writing

Of Projects – The Long and the Short.

Posted onSeptember 18, 2014September 18, 2014Leave a comment

Yesterday was my  birthday. I was home alone; I had no one to answer to. I could decide to do Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsediting, manuscript, novel, novella, plot, polishing, processes, rewrites, short story, steampunk, story, thinking, writing

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