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Chapter 2.1 Rough Draft – Mackenzie’s POV

By on March 10, 2009 in Chapter 2, Want to see a book in Action? Read the Blog-a-Book Series

 Here it is – chapter 2.1 – MacKenzie’s POV!  Thank you to the VOICES for all their direction and input over the weekend!  Now it’s time for comments, questions and suggestions – go to VOICES – Chapter 2 discussion and add yours to the story!   ***   “It just feels like running to me, Greg, and the truth is…I never run.” MacKenzie got up and walked to the railing of his rooftop porch, overlooking Manhattan Beach.  Greg didn’t exactly have a sandy front yard, but from three stories up on his Mediterranean style home, she could see the ocean climbing up the store, reaching past the last gilded rays of the day into the shadows of twilight.  Palm trees, and volleyball nets along the shore shivered in the wind, and […]

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Final rough draft of Chapter 1.2 + Thoughts to prep Chapter 2!

By on March 6, 2009 in Action and ReAction Scenes, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Want to see a book in Action? Read the Blog-a-Book Series, What POV do I write in?

Here it is – the final rough draft of chapter 1.2.  (I am sure you are tired of reading it by now!)  Note, I’ve made a few more changes (especially after reading more of the VOICES comments and reviewing SKD’s edit notes again!)   Now comes the hard work.  We have to write chapter 2!    So, what considerations go into writing chapter 2?  First – we’ll probably open back in Mackenzie’s pov.  We want to catch up with her and figure what happens next.     How do we do that?  First, we know it is a REACTION scene – because she had a strong ACTION scene in the first chapter.  Which means we have to figure out her current DILEMMA, as raised in the last chapter.  Then, we determine […]

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Oh, do I have a treat for you! Line Edits on Chapter 1.2!

By on March 5, 2009 in Chapter 1, Editing Basics, Want to see a book in Action? Read the Blog-a-Book Series

My good pal, Editor Extraordinaire Susan K. Downs has stepped in to add her editor’s voice to Blog-a-Book!  While Rachel, Sarah and I are Story Crafters (a Susie-ism that I’m claiming for Book Therapy!) Susan K. Downs is an award-winning editor who has worked for numerous publishers and most recently started the Spyglass mystery line at Barbour.  We are priviledged to have her voice added to our project – and you’ll get now a look at LINE EDITING, and how each word works together.  I’m still experiementing on how to post this, but for now, look at the footnote, and then scroll down to see her comments, and occassionally, mine in response.     It’s a great way to learn ways on how to polish your manuscript.    Oh, and I’m […]

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Chapter 1.2 with SMW comments to RH edits. =)

By on March 4, 2009 in Backstory, Chapter 1, Want to see a book in Action? Read the Blog-a-Book Series

Great edits once again by Rachel!  Note, especially, the thoughts on the HOOK, emotional layering, and dialogue.  It’s hard for me to get the flow of it when it is pieced up like this – so I might make more tweaks before I post the rough draft final tomorrow (or Friday).  As usual, if you have any questions, head over to VOICES and we’ll do our best to answer them in the Chapter 1 discussion.   Note – the pieces I’m keeping are in RED type.  The original is in black, without highlights.     Chapter 1.2   Reverend William Archibald Lewis Alexander, the third, former pastor of the Normandy Ridge Bible Baptist church, decorated Vietnam Vet, widower husband of thirty-five faithful years to Miss Darlene Parker, and father of […]

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