My favorite part of the zero drafting process is when I get to that tipping point where I pass the Swampy Middle, take a left at Albuquerque, and start rolling down the hill towards the End of the Book. Like…
Why I love zero drafts
A lot of times I compare it to being in the honeymoon phase of a book. But maybe “first date” is more accurate. Everything is new. You’re learning about the characters, the story. All the ideas are bright and shiny….
The Euphoria of Being Finished
There’s something tangibly awesome about finishing a project. Maybe finishing isn’t quite the right word because I’m always going back and tweaking here and there, even on published works. But when the big stuff is done and all that’s left…
Finishing up revisions and going curly
I’m probably in the last third of Her Last Kill revisions, and let me tell you, I’m so glad. I got stuck in the middle of the story for a while. And I think that happened when I wrote the…
Hitting the Lazy Wall
Did you guys know that in three weeks (THREE WEEKS, PEOPLE!), His Last breath will be out in the world. Like people are gonna be able to read it and shit. Yes, I’m having a moment. I suppose it’s because…
Making the words
You know, I always underestimate how long revisions take me to complete. I write pretty quickly on the zero draft, but then when it comes to editing and revisions, it’s a lot slower than I’d like. Everything I’ve written seems…
Keeping my promise
I’ve been really careful this year not to overextend myself. It took me six months of 2017 to get back into writing regularly after I took two years off and then another six months in 2018 to build my writing…
Fast Draft Day 5: How to Not End a Book
How to Not End a Book. That’s kind of a weird title. But also fitting at the same time. Yesterday, I was talking about how I was getting into the flow and I was on the downswing of the book….