I keep rewriting the first paragraph. I think it’s better now, but I’m freaking out.
How does this grab you?
Chenda Frost sat perfectly still. She balanced in that silent place between a running panic and the withering urge to vomit that accompanies desperate grief. As the short line of cars followed the hearse into the churchyard, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rewriting’
Somebody stop me, or help me, or whatever
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rewriting, writing a novel on July 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Rejection = 1 – New Queries sent = 3
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rejection, rewriting, writing a novel on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got my knickers in a wad to send more queries today. I rewrote the first chapter and proofed the synopsis and got busy.
Here’s the funny thing about literary agents: they all want different things. Some want you to mail your stuff, others only want on line submissions, some do both. Regardless of how they [...]
Rewrite: Chapter 1 – yet again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged rewriting, writing a novel on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So – here’s my thinking. If my feedback is saying “TOO MUCH BACK STORY” in chapter 1, I should turn BACK STORY, into just STORY, right? I’m turning it all around, and shoving some of the back story into other chapters.
This is the third major rewrite for Chap 1, but I think it’s [...]
