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You’ll be amazed

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 3, 28 scenes in
Where I am: Lesson 3, 30 scenes in
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

And here’s where I learn that I have a few more scenes than I thought. So the numbers will change after this lesson. But thankfully nothing really terrible. No frankenscenes, for one, just multiple scenes one after another without a break point, and only one of them so far with a dubious twist. Now that is an accomplishment.

I feel like I finally found a working process for writing that leaves me with something salvageable. Not that TAP wasn’t salvageable, but it was not easy by a long shot. And we won’t talk about SYCU… So here’s to better books and more of them in the future.

Spoiling for a fight

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 2, 56 scenes in, lesson complete
Where I am: Lesson 2, 56 scenes in, lesson complete
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

It could be worse. Like, way worse.

Other than that, on to Lesson 3.

I couldn’t think of a title

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 2, 28 scenes in
Where I am: Lesson 2, 30 scenes in
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

Late post is late, but there’s not much to report. Somehow I’ve managed to figure out how to write so lean, but still have what seems like a lot of detail. Progress.

Insert sophomoric inappropriate remark here

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 1, 56 scenes in, lesson complete
Where I am: Lesson 1, 56 scenes in, lesson complete
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

I really have to struggle to not get cocky after the first read through. It’s stupid good; I am fully aware that it’s stupid good. But it’s not the best it could be, and it’s nowhere near done. It is a good sign that I like it, however. I mean, if I didn’t like it, who would?

Anyways, off to Lesson 2.

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy…

…But why is this song stuck in my head?

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 1, 28 scenes in
Where I am: Lesson 1, 30 scenes in
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

I am so happy to be working on this again. DGMW, the sci-fi is fun too, but… Madison is my baby. Even if that one scene about his dad makes me cry every damn time I read it.

I was smart this time; I counted my scenes and figured out the math before I jumped in and just picked a random number of scenes to do per day and ran with it. Go me. So far I’m really happy with how it’s turned out. There’s definitely some kinks to work out, but I think revising this is gonna be cake compared to the last two. Hell, with just what I already think I’ll need to add, I might end up with a 50k book after all. /wishful thinking

That being said, Lesson 1 doesn’t always reveal every problem right away, as I discovered with SYCU. But that’s what the rest of the course is for. 😆