I thought it might be interesting to share the edited version of the extract I previously released before Christmas, to show the changes it has since gone through---how it has evolved through editing. This was done at the start of the year, and I can tell by re-reading it now for the first time since then … Continue reading Evolution of an Extract
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Week #20 Overview
Before I began drafting my first 100,000+ words of Everborne, I was worried Narrative 1 would need a complete rewrite. Well, it has. I'm no longer worried, though. Even if it means I won't have finished drafting by the end of the month, like I'd anticipated. The rewriting is as essential as the drafting, as without either I'd … Continue reading Week #20 Overview
Weeks #18 & #19 Overview
If writing is like painting, then editing is like sculpting. With writing, it's about building up layers. Applying paint on top of paint. First you slather on blocks of colour to a blank canvas. Then you make your brush strokes heavier, more deliberate, the colours varied, more kaleidoscopic. You work this way, adding layer on top … Continue reading Weeks #18 & #19 Overview
Extract: Chapter One
As it's the time for giving, here's an extract from the first chapter of Everborne. I'd love to say I wrote this back in September, with months of reflection and hardly any revisions made since, but the truth is I re-wrote Chapter One only the other week, and this is my new opening. As with any opening, my focus … Continue reading Extract: Chapter One
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