How’s It Going:
Ahh, probably one of my favorite lessons, this one, where one of the parts is I get to pretend to be a disgruntled reader leaving a 1-star review…always a fun exercise.
How’s It Going:
Last week was rough. But we will persevere.
For those paying attention, you may be wondering what happened to Lesson 7. If you’ve been here long enough, you may remember my reoccurring issues with Lesson 7. I decided it wasn’t worth it for this one to even attempt it, so I’m just skipping it.
Today I learned that the amazing, wonderful author and my writing mentor, Holly Lisle, passed away back in August.
Holly is the reason my books are published. Every class of hers I’ve taken (almost all of them), every scrap of wisdom and experience she provided on her site and the forums, and even a one-on-one video call with her to discuss some ideas I had–all of it has led me to where I am today. To say I wouldn’t be a published author without her is such a massive understatement, it’s almost funny.
She will be sorely missed, but will live on through us, the many students and fellow authors she touched throughout her life.
How’s It Going:
Ah, the good ol’ character sharpener lesson. Once again, I prove to be very tight with my cast and don’t tend to let just anyone waltz onto my stage without a good reason. I do have two—count ’em, TWO—unnamed characters that can probably either be recast with another existing character or written out, but that’s the easy part. What will be a little bit harder is making sure the introduction of each of my new characters is what it needs to be.
But figuring out how to do that comes later. Onward.
How’s It Going:
Welp, this lesson has definitely highlighted some issues that I didn’t know were there, so there’s that. Trying not to think too much into how to fix them because that’s not where I’m at yet in this process, but I don’t think it’ll be difficult for most of them. I’ve even had a few ideas on how to improve parts that are already pretty good too.
On to the next!
Meilo Zaborowski: Author 