JA Marlow

It’s hard to develop the thick skin necessary to accept crits. But then, writing is a difficult business to be in and a tough skin is essential. That said, when you receive a long and detailed crit that also includes negative responses, let yourself go through the steps of ‘mourning’ that your work isn’t perfect. [...]

The spreadsheet tracks hours for “National Novel Editing Month”, where the goal is to revise/edit for 50 hours in 31 days. It can be adapted and used for other months, as well, for anyone who wants to use it. I used as a base the spreadsheet that was offered last year, I rearranged and added [...]

A few weeks ago another writer asked me how many projects I’m currently working on. I had to stop and think. It was way past three, and at that point I can’t remember. Get out the lists!
So, I spent a little time making out a list. Wow, what an eye-opener.
As one of my short stories [...]

New words are not all there is to writing. A finished first draft is only a first (big) step. And it’s the stuff that comes after and before a first draft that has been occupying my time.
Revision of “Into the Forest Shadows,” the SF Little Red Riding Hood adaptation, is progressing at a good clip [...]

Nanoedmo is going okay. Not great, but okay. I’m doing well with the numbers. Out of 50 hours I’m standing at 40 hours last night. But it’s a good thing I did so much earlier in the week, as this last week has been horrendous. For 5 days, no editing at all. The only creativity [...]

Having so many days off of work over the holidays and new years did wonders for the big line-by-line revision of “The String Weavers”. 184 printed pages (Note to self for next time: Print out with a little more space between lines next time), 90k words, and as of Saturday at 2pm, it was finished! [...]