Some time after receiving the first round of edits, a writer may wonder whether or not her editor hates her. Surely, the theory goes, if her editor liked her, the suggested changes wouldn’t be so terrible. The good news is that receiving extensive edits from an editor does not mean that an editor hates a… Continue reading 5 Tips to Ensure Your Editor Doesn’t Hate You
This week was an odd one for writing because it began with a few days of being snowed in. Normally I wouldn’t have minded – wintry days are perfect ones for curling up with a story idea – but not being able to go into the office early in the week meant being busier later.… Continue reading Writing Week in Review: 1/7-1/13
As I suggested in my last update, my writing schedule was very casual this week. Taking breaks is good for everyone after all. However, I did imagine that I would work a little here and there on the next manuscript I had sketched out. Of course the best laid schemes of mice and men… Instead of… Continue reading Writing Week in Review: 12/24-12/30
Titles are tricksy things. Since beginning my current Novel Experiment, I’ve used the same working title. Unfortunately I have a sneaking suspicion that I shouldn’t use that title as the final appellation of the book. This leaves me in an uncomfortable place. I’ve casually polled my readers and editors, and they have a mixed reaction… Continue reading Wonderings When Writing: Working Title vs Final Title
There is one manuscript that I know I will never publish. I rewrote it once every year for six years. Those sequential drafts say a great deal about how I developed as a nascent writer, and the most recent one isn’t half bad. But I will never publish that manuscript. Somewhere along the line –… Continue reading The Curse of Rewrites: How Many Drafts is Too Many?
Kristen Twardowski 