Revision update: Still nothing done. Sigh! I know I’m a big kid, but I love pop-up books. I have loved them since I was a kid and they still make me giggle with delight whenever I open them. So I was thrilled to see an older video pop up (pardon the pun) on the Wall…
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re celebrating. Although eating lots of turkey and stuffing, etc., is a good enough reason by itself to have Thanksgiving, I particularly like the spirit of being thankful. This year, more than ever, I’m grateful for writing. I’m grateful for the worlds I get to visit, the characters I come to…
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Revision update: I think the first three chapters are in pretty good shape. Moving on… It’s coming up to the holidays again, and no matter what holiday you celebrate — Christmas for me — presents are often involved. Last year, I made a point of trying to find a book for everyone on my list…
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Revision update: It’s coming along. I’m still working on the first eight chapters, where I split one chapter into two, and cut down the others a LOT. I still have some research to finish up that could mean I’ll be making changes, but I feel like I’m making some progress, although small steps. Would still…
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I’m behind on my blogging about the North Texas SCBWI conference from this past Saturday. But I have lots of good stuff to tell you about. Today, I’m starting with first lines. Editor Lisa Yoskowitz, with Penguin’s Dutton Children’s Books imprint, began her presentation by showing a number of first lines from classic books. These…
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Done today: Still on first five chapters Revision remaining: 149 pages Daily pages needed to be finished by end of November: 3.5 I wasn’t sure if I was going to write about the new Where the Wild Things Are movie, which my husband and I saw last weekend, because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to say. Mostly, my…
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Done today: Chapter 1 (four pages) Revision remaining: 165 pages Daily pages needed to be finished by end of November: 3.5 Finally got down to some good revision this morning. Phew! Does it feel good to be working with the book again. We’ve read that children’s books have been doing better than some other segments in this recession.…
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Current word count: 44,261 New words written: 1,553 Words til goal: 0 / ? words a day til the end of September I finish Got through most of the story climax today. Just have one more adventure part then the final wrap up chapter. I will DEFINITELY be finished by the end of the this week, I think. 🙂…
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Current word count: 39,771 New words written: 664 Words til goal: 229 / 19 words a day til the end of September Yay! I finally got up and wrote this morning, and it feels good. I feel so much better when I’m writing. I’m so close to my goal of 40K now, but still two chapters away from the…
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Current word count: 37,548 New words written: 1,722 Words til goal: 2,452 / 129 words a day til the end of September My writing has been zooming along. So close to finishing. Yay! This word count is two days of writing, but I love to see that “til the end of September” number come down. Still hoping to…
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