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Writing Journal Y4 Day 34: Editing

Writing Journal Y4 Day 34: Editing

I do something that a lot of authors freak out about when they hear me say it – I edit as I write. There’s a lot of advice out there about this, and most suggest that you should write, then edit, then rewrite, then edit, so on and etc. ...

February 3, 2014 Patrick Hester editing, writing journal 1 Comments

Writing Journal Y2 Day 343

I did that thing we all do when we’re writing and the scene gets exciting and the more we write, the better it gets, but we blew one tiny little detail and never realized it.  In my case, it was a fight scene in my epic fantasy.  I wrote it...

December 8, 2012 Patrick Hester editing, writing journal 0 Comments

Writing Journal: Y2 Day 123

It’s been a long time since my last Writing Journal (50 days). I’ve started and stopped several new journal posts in that time.  I can make excuses about why I haven’t journaled, including the whole unemployment thing, but...

May 2, 2012 Patrick Hester editing, focus, journal, Life, sam kane, short story, space battles, Writing, writing journal 2 Comments

Writing Journal: Y2 Day 73

Last time, I mentioned that I was going into edit/revision mode for Sam Kane Book 2, which I did.  I also sent out a ton of resumes, hit a job fair, recorded some podcasts – but we’re here to talk about the writing, so let’s get...

March 13, 2012 Patrick Hester editing, journal, Life, sam kane, writing journal 0 Comments

Writing Journal: Y2 Day 52

When last we talked about my writing, I’d finished the draft of Book 2 and was trying not to obsess about it.  I wanted to take a little break from Sam Kane and write something else before diving into the editing / revision process.  Then...

February 21, 2012 Patrick Hester editing, Life, sam kane, writing journal 3 Comments

The End

Are there any two words more sweeter in the writers vocabulary? At 92,705 words, I’m done.  The novel rewrite is complete.  I have poured my soul out onto the digital page for the last six months, and all the hard work, sweat and tears...

June 17, 2011 Patrick Hester editing, into the fire, novel, sam kane, samantha kane, Writing, writing my novel 3 Comments
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