Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. I spent Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. and April revising. In May it went to critique partners and then my agent. Each week I share writing tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Amy Fellner Dominy, Award-Winning Author of Tween/Teen Novels
Amy Fellner Dominy, Award-Winning Author of Tween/Teen Novels
A Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Sell a New Novel
May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. I spent Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. and April revising. May it goes to critique partners and then my agent. I’ll share writing tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 29 Recap
Goal: Address Critique Comments
Progress: Nearly done
I hate my critique partners. They know me too well. They know that I have, shall we say, some bad habits as a writer. And they call me on it.
Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
April 5, 2013 by 2 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 24 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites –finish by next Friday or run naked through the streets.
Progress: 15,000 words to go
It’s been a good writing week with my WIP and Mitch and Lauren. (So nice to be able to say that!) Part of what has motivated me is I got back a critique on the first 25,000 words. My critique friend LOVED IT and YES, IT’S WORKING!
Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
March 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 22 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites (Fourth Time Through!)
Progress: Halfway through!
This is not how I planned things.
I was going to start this book during NaNo, write a messy draft, and then go through it again and have a really solid draft 2 to send off to my critique partners. That was going to happen at the end of January.
Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
March 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 20 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites to get it in shape for my critique partners
Progress: On my FOURTH read-through and STILL only 3/4 of the way done.
Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
March 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 19 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites (Third time through is the charm?)
Progress: Nearly Finished!
This week I had some major help on my book. It came from an expert—but not a writing expert. It reminded me that sometimes we can all use a little help in crafting our stories, developing our plots and adding some real world flavor to our stories.
Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
February 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 18 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites (Third time through is the charm?)
Progress: 40,000 words down, about 10,000 to go
You know what would really come in handy during this writing/rewriting proecess?
Weekly Journal as one Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
February 15, 2013 by 4 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 17 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites (Third time through is the charm?)
Progress: 30,000 words down, about 20,000 to go
Happy Friday again. Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day and if you didn’t, well who cares? It’s over. 
Weekly Journal as One Author (Attempts) to Write a New Novel
February 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Join me each Friday as I continue to journal about the process of writing a new book. During November and NaNoWriMo I wrote the first draft. Now it’s time to revise and rework. I’ll share my tips and the process I go through on the way (hopefully!) to making a sale.
Week 16 Recap
Goal: Continue Rewrites
Progress: Finished ROUGH second draft
Hey! How’s it going this week? Are you whipping out the pages, writing day and night like a zombie muse has taken over your body?
Yeah, me neither.
