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First Editing Class: Notes and Observations

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cat

The Editing class is split into three sections. In this first session, we focused on developmental, or “big picture,” editing. Here’s some notes on the process of editing. Continue reading →

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Revising and Rewriting

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Cat

Tonight in class, among other things, we’re talking about revision and rewriting. Here’s some things that I’ve discovered about this process. Continue reading →

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Revising Through A Single Lens

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Cat

I’ve been reading Donald Maass’s excellent, excellent book Writing the Breakout Novel (which is, unfortunately, not available on the Kindle so I actually had to do the archaic order and wait for a hardcopy thing) and it’s at a perfect time for me since I’m beginning the second pass at the current project. As I’ve read, I’ve collected ideas to apply to rewrite. I’m making the heroine’s past considerably more complex, shoving the hero a bit more ruthlessly out of his depth, making some bad guys more ambiguous morally, killing my very favorite character, letting a villainess be much, much bitchier (and funnier), and raising the stakes repeatedly. Continue reading →

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