I’ve been working on editing my “Mik Murdoch” manuscript and it has proven to be an interesting exercise. I’m already seeing where I have rushed things too much and I have a better understanding about focusing my story. It will be interesting to see what my editor thinks about the changes I’m making. In today’s show, I have some questions from an up-and-coming author I met during the “When Words Collide” convention. She asks about building a website and blogging. I also had the chance to listen to Allison Duncan talk about Search Engine Optimization during the DragonCant virtual convention. I quickly realized how much I had to learn and how important SEO can be to a new author. I […]
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Trying to Rush the Story
I don’t know about you, but there is a point in my stories where I am solidly down the road and want to see the end. It is at that point that I must be most careful otherwise I rush through scenes that should get a lot more attention. That fact became extremely obvious in my current edits. The first part of the book has very few places where I need to add detail or rewrite a scene. The second part of the book needs quite a bit more attention. I think my biggest sin has been thinking a problem can be resolved in a single effort. I should know better. Any problem I’ve ever faced has rarely been fixed […]
Read moreGetting Into It – Starting the Revision Process
I have to confess, I was nervous about the revisions for “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero”. It’s a book I’ve put a lot of myself into. What kinds of changes would my editor (and, by extension, my publisher) require? I was pretty lucky, actually. My editor, Robert Runte’ sent me the manuscript with all the revision requests marked PLUS an extra comments sheet. I think he was handling me with kid gloves so I wouldn’t spontaneously combust when I saw the edits. 🙂 I was grateful for his comments, but at the same time a little worried. What horrors awaited me? I waited a day before I opened the actual manuscript and, while there is some work to do, it wasn’t […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 65 – The Importance of Editing
I’ve wanted to have Robert Runte’ on the show for quite some time. He has years of editing experience AND he is my editor on “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero”. After talking with him at “When Words Collide” I knew he was the right guy for me and he had a lot of things worth hearing. After talking with him for the show, my initial thoughts were more than proved right. I also talk about my first look at my book edits and what it has meant to me thus far. There is lots of editorial goodness in this episode and I learned a lot. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 65 […]
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