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The muse has returned! Welcome glorious SUN!

September 20, 2010 by Nicole 3 Comments

YES! Feeling awesome today! The sun is shining (I actually needed sun glasses this morning *gasp*) and the birds were singing their hearts out on my dawn breaking run. When I could actually hear them over my obnoxiously loud MP3 player that is *hee*.

A couple of lovely ladies I see every morning that I run stopped me so they could fuss over my dog *grin* one even knelt down to give Sable a proper hug and manfully took all the excited sloppy kisses that followed. Just makes my heart sing when strangers do that, they really have no idea how ridiculously happy it makes my pups (and thus me). It now of course means both dogs will drag me to the ladies when they see them on their run days (I run them separately cause they weigh more than me combined. 70kg of excited dogs is quite the handful – better to trim it to 35kg ; p).

My fabulous friend Kerrin has got back to me with her critique of the first four chapters of the seventh re-write. So now I have an exciting new challenge! And Vicki you’ll agree 100% with her on this – that’s what made me do the ‘ehhh fine then’, the fact that you said pretty much the same thing too…
I am going to merge the first two chapters into one. Obviously some cutting and re-writing is going to be required. This way though it means that the first chapter will end with the intention to cast the spell. Which gives the reader something to be interested/excited about. The second chapter will include the casting and then WHAM BAM into the action in the third chapter. So that’ll neaten up and really POW the beginning of the book – can you tell how excited I am *grin* look at all these capitals!!

My next big task is to add conflict in the developing relationships (and yes that’s the sound of me sticking my tongue out at you Vicki! Darn it why do critiques have to be right?? *giggle*). 

I came up with an awesome concept *hee* And no I’m not telling ; p you have to read it for that! But it’ll add more grittiness and depth to the characters. It’ll also add lots more words to the whole MS which is a good thing seeing as I keep shaving it in other places… but that’s okay!

Onwards and upwards, no looking down allowed. I’m spreading my wings and SOARING! Weeeeeeeee

And incase I didn’t make this clear enough. To all those insanely patient people who critique my work

THANK YOU!

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Comments

  1. Clarissa Draper says

    September 20, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    I'm really happy for you. That's great to get your writing mojo back.
    CD

    Reply
  2. Jolene Perry says

    September 21, 2010 at 2:01 am

    I love it when a few suggestions sends you flying in a direction you feel good about going in.

    Reply
  3. B.E.T. says

    September 22, 2010 at 12:32 am

    Congrats! Now send some of these little musey sunshine rays over here!

    Reply

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