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New thread because the old one was getting unwieldy, continuing the drafting diary for The Book of Shades:
19/65 chapters complete (added one back, let's go)
31,543 words
Violins and Violets - Book One
Redrafting Update - 14th February 2024
Hello, friends! Today I have started to make the notes I will use to redraft my first "Violins and Violets" book. That's the one previously titled "Ladies Don't Write Music", and that will probably still be the working title for a moment, but I'm going to be using the tag "Violins and Violets Book 1" for ease of access, at the very least until I settle on a firm title. I am starting to wonder if "Ladies Don't Write Music" might be a better title for the second book, which currently has no title at all.
I am using Scrivener to put together a synopsis and scene-by-scene outline, and this time I am going to try to stick to using Scrivener. I'm not yet sure what that means for writing on the train (I don't want to bring my heavy laptop with me), but Scrivener is good so I'm sure I'll work something out.
This book basically needs a complete rewrite, which is frustrating, but it's only because I was exploring the story in the first draft, and have a much clearer idea of what I want to do with it now. The new draft should be a lot easier! Very excited to see where it goes.