#amrevising

[ellenwritesbooks]

finally really getting into revisions after taking a much needed and deserved rest from this project. i'm really excited to work on #prophecywip and eventually query it later this year! this project is near and dear to my heart and I hope I get to share it with all of you one day in the future.

[words-after-midnight]

Tell me about your revision process?

Revision is my favorite part of the process! I love taking the rugged rock of a first draft and polishing it into a diamond.

My revisions for a novel or longer project are typically pretty extensive. This is what it's looked like for every version of Life in Black and White since the first version of the manuscript, including my current revision (yes, I made this diagram on MS Paint):

The first step in the cycle is always making a new outline for every version, which attempts to address areas of improvement and beta reader comments that I want to address in the new version. Revisions have taken anywhere between a few months to a year depending on revision goals and what major changes I'm expecting to have to make.

[colubrina]

Daily Word Count: 286

Look who’s in positive territory again!  That’s right, it’s me! 

[radicalrevisions]

[hanniepee]

How's NaNo going?? We're almost halfway through, so I wanted to slap y'all with a writing prompt in case you needed a push. Writing a journal entry from your younger main character's POV can really help you understand and develop them, plus it could make a fun flashback scene or short story! If you need a writing pal, join us every Wednesday and Friday this month for writing sprints.

[brimstoneandbooks]

Just a friendly reminder, that you can finish this project. You are the only one who can decide when to stop. Don’t give up. If you believe in this project, you will be grateful for all the time you spent on it.

The Plotholes you filled, the characters you created, the story you brought to life. They will all lead up to you, someday, finally holding that finished book in your hands.

And when that moment comes, you can remember, it was all because you kept writing. So do it. Write.

[ditzydruid]

Working to tame my wordy bramble of a manuscript into a tidier hedgerow. I pruned 1341 words so far. Rather than wallow in despair at this task, I find myself excited as I tighten my writing. Embrace challenges as a learning opportunity! #amwriting #amrevising #writingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/B1g6j0BH2CY/?igshid=fiwhj2tm0u3z

[bookishbabbler]

as i’m quite obsessed with my OCs, i’ll be talking a lot about my current wip, so i decided to introduce it with a little aesthetic.

I’m planning on revealing things as i go, likes names and descriptions and characters, because i think that’s more fun ;)

but for now, enjoy :)

it’s a dark young adult fantasy with some West African-inspired elements, myths, and legends, as i am Nigerian and i love our mythology 🇳🇬

it follows the protagonist M who has been saving up for six years to leave the kingdom she was raised in. orphaned at 12, she was forced into contract killing by her adoptive guardian, and though she despises the job, she needs it.

she wants to escape, to start life over without the guilt and memories of her dead mother haunting her every thought. for eighteen years she’s been alive, but she has yet to truly live.

one day, she’s given a lucrative assignment that’s sure to help her reach her goal:

at the ball, kill the boy in the purple and gold mask.

it seems simple enough. until it all goes horribly wrong. though she succeeds in poisoning the boy—who turns out to be the sole heir of the kingdom—she is caught and cursed and her days of life timed.

she must find an antidote and stop the poison from reaching the prince’s heart, or else she too will perish—and her hopes of freedom, those which she’s worked for, killed for, will die with her.

but finding an antidote will not be easy.

with the aid of a charming thief, a runaway chieftess, and the prince himself, who is now stuck in her head (quite literally), M embarks on the tumultuous journey. she will not only enter the world she thought only to exist in her mother’s eerie tales, but also confront the very guilt and grief she’s been running away from. she will learn the truth of the world around her. the truth of herself.

and soon, she’ll realize that not only her freedom is at risk, but that of the entire kingdom.

basically, this is a story about a girl who hurts, a broken girl who learns to fight with her shards.

(and, of course, there’s some romance and best-friend tomfoolery sprinkled about every now and then. ;) )

it’s been described as Avatar: the Last Airbender meets Throne of Glass meets Six of Crows.

so...yeah. thanks for reading, see ya next time :)