Wow, it’s amazing how much easier it is to read without all the read squiggles. And as I got further into the piece, I appreciated RH’s comments more and more – it’s a good lesson – when you are going over the critique of a partner, make sure you have two versions – their comments, and a cleaner one to help you really evaluate them. I made more changes…and this is going in the Final Rough Draft Vault. Hope you like it! Next week, we’re going to shift gears and approach this like we might be sending it out as a proposal to agents and editors. I’m going to start with showing you how to put a synopsis together, using what I call the “Plotting Roadmap.” Then I’ll show […]
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Chapter 3.2 – Luke’s POV!
Chapter 3.2….rough draft – here we go! Luke didn’t know who to strangle first – the blonde who looked like she could level him with one straight on glare in his direction or Greg, the cousin who just couldn’t seem to leave him alone. “I was just trying to help,” Mackenzie said. “I just hate the fact that they think they can rule the world.” “It really wasn’t any of your business, MaKen –Miss Grace.” “It’s Kenzie. And…I know.” She sighed, looked away. “Reporters just…get under my skin. A job hazard, I guess.” A job hazard. Luke glanced at her wrist brace. Something had happened, enough for her even now to put a protective hand over it. He had to admit, he hadn’t the faintest idea who […]
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Sorry it’s taken so long to get chapter 3.1. out!! I taught at a retreat last weekend, but after a grueling week of prep, I finally had a chance to brainstorm out and write the rough draft of this first scene of chapter 3. I wanted to make Kenzie a bit more sympathetic, as well as raise more questions about Luke. Also, I wanted to raise another story thread that I’ll pick up later – the one that said that Luke might have secrets – and that someone might be out to get him. I also took a few ideas from the Voices (thank you!) about raising the issue of having the reporter recognize him. Thoughts? Suggestions? Post them in the Voices Forum, Chapter 3 discussion! Chapter 3.1 […]
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