This is Where I Am With My Writing

I went through my novel and I re-plotted it.

All the orange ink on this page are the corrections! When I say corrections, I mean parts of the book where I wanted to add more detail, close a plot hole or change the entire scene completely.

I thought I was ready to submit but now I'm checking the book

over again and actually retyping it - entirely!

I'm 4000 words into the rewrite and hopefully it's improved by the rewrite.

I'm also firming up the characterisations. I want to check that Lexi doesn't say something that's out of character for her. Or that Tim does something that he wouldn't normally. I don't want my reader to stumbled over bad writing.

On that note, I actually read in my own work, "Please wake up, she pleaded." Arg! I may have to confiscate my own pens if I actually write things like that.

So, that's where I am at the moment. Another rewrite. I'll be on draft 4 but this is only a minor step as once I've plotted it scene by scene and put it on the happiness scale, I'll need to read it through again, put the scenes into chapters and rewrite any paragraphs that still read clumsy.

If you're thinking, 'don't over edit' I don't think I am. I'm just trying to polish what I have and eradicate any more 'please, she pleaded,' rubbish!

This book is an absolute passion of mine. I'm sure I've got a good story and I'm keen to share it.