Tag Archives: editing

Writing on iPad, strangely satisfying

Posted on April 20, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

Sooo, I bought an iPad for purposes of Facetime with the (currently overseas) wife and kid. Yes, I know there’s Skype, but my family seem to find Facetime simpler. Anyway, since I’ve got the thing I decided to see if Pages … Continue reading →

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Writing Treasure Hunt – To Pulp, or not to Pulp?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

This here Writing Treasure Hunt is going to be a recurring segment, where I find hidden (writing-related) booty to plunder, and share it with ye. Yarrrrr! The treasure I’ve unearthed this time around is a post about a post about a tutorial… Itttt’s more … Continue reading →

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Why Writing your Synopsis in Excel is Excellent

Posted on February 27, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

Here is a screenshot of a short section of my story synopsis. Mmmm tasty spreadsheets. If, like me, you are attempting to edit a godawful-sonnova-dogdamned draft, one that you wrote over a series of years, and you’re onto your forty-thousandth draft with no … Continue reading →

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400 words a day…

Posted on January 27, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

Reading “A Slip of the Keyboard” has reminded me of a goal I used to hold myself to: 400 words a day as a kind of minimum, inspired by Terry Pratchett’s own self-imposed goal from his noob-writer days. I think … Continue reading →

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Test Reader Comments Back! Plenty to do, but no disasters

Posted on January 1, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

So, my fantastic alpha reader (love you, mum) has just gotten back to me with her thoughts on the first sixteen chapters (about a quarter of the current length. VERDICT: 1st 9 chapters = great! The others = not so … Continue reading →

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Hiatus

Posted on December 22, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

My blogging has been on a hiatus. My writing has very nearly been on one. The word hiatus, only slightly recombobulated (and with a bit of “e”), says “I hate us.” That makes me sad, because I don’t hate us … Continue reading →

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I Just Really Don’t Need These Words

Posted on November 11, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

So, I had a few moments over the last week when I wanted to work on the novel. I really did. It’s just that I’ve got as much work to do at 10pm as I had at 7am, and the baby … Continue reading →

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Mumble mumble. Something. Newborn.

Posted on November 2, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

Word count culling today, because sitting with the notes and editing properly seemed like too much work when we’re running low on sleep. Look at a sentence. Does it advance the plot? Then it can stay. What’s that, this next … Continue reading →

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Cover Art Soon!

Posted on November 1, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

So, I got through maybe ten pages of editing today. Wahey! only 350 or so to go… Still, I did look at the most epic and amazing wonderment that is the intended cover-art. I’ve included a sneak tiny peek here, because … Continue reading →

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Back on the Editing Wagon

Posted on October 28, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

Yep, I’m proudly back on track today. Don’t ask me how many pages I edited, because I’m not concerned with quantity right now. I’m just taking my first bite of the elephant in over a week. I’ve done a lot … Continue reading →

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