Do you have a revision process? Or does your process look something like not being able to keep track of all your notes and comment and story threads, not to mention character arcs and subplots and layering in emotion? Or, does it look more like an endless cycle of revision-feedback-revision-feedback to the point where youContinue reading “3 Tips to Kickstart Your Revision Process”
Category Archives: Revision Road Map
How Long Does it Take to Write a Book?
It Depends on Your Process I was at a writing event once where a relatively new writer was sharing how he had woken from a dream with a new idea, went to the keyboard, and in a month had “finished” his 100,000+ word book. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 That is a blistering pace in a month for aContinue reading “How Long Does it Take to Write a Book?”
You Finished Novel November…Now What? Create a revision plan that keeps your momentum moving in the right direction
To all my tired writers out there who just slogged through Novel November: CONGRATS!! You wrote a whole bunch of words you should be proud of. Not because they are particularly special yet, but because you did the hard work of getting the bones of your story down. This is no small feat! At the sameContinue reading “You Finished Novel November…Now What? Create a revision plan that keeps your momentum moving in the right direction”
Is it Time to Hire a Book Coach?
If you’ve been following along in this space, hopefully you’ve found some tips to help with your writing project. You may even have purchased the Revision Road Map, the self-paced mini-course to help you triage and organize your revision. But what if you find yourself still struggling with your story? Something is not working, you justContinue reading “Is it Time to Hire a Book Coach?”
Are You Making This Revision Mistake?
Are you a pantser or a plotter? Or maybe a plantser? Writers are asked this question all the time about whether they discovery write, follow intricate outlines, or use some combination of the two to write their rough drafts. And everyone has an opinion. 🙋 But here’s the mistake you might be making…are you pantsingContinue reading “Are You Making This Revision Mistake?”
Happy Book-Coach-a-Versary to Me! (Plus a gift for you!)
As of July 20, it will be two years since I put out my shingle as a book coach! It feels like forever and yesterday at the same time, as most things do when you reach a certain age, am I right? I came to book coaching organically. I describe my journey to book coachingContinue reading “Happy Book-Coach-a-Versary to Me! (Plus a gift for you!)”