I just thought I'd stop by to say I had to change the cover of Slow Motion Whirlwind. I thought I could get over the fact that they didn't look like my characters but it turns out I could not handle that. So I re-did it! What do you think?
Category: Slow Motion Whirlwind
Calling It on the Re-Write
Well, if you've been following the situation with Slow Motion Whirlwind, you will be aware that it is my first novel and that I had to cut some of my chapters in order to improve the story. After sitting on it for a little bit, and showing it to a couple of beta readers, my… Continue reading Calling It on the Re-Write
The Cutting Room Floor
So you finished the book you were writing and you gave it some time to rest and then you went back to it and. . . those chapters you loved that developed characters and relationships and made your heart happy. . . yeah, they don't work in your story anymore. I wrote that as though… Continue reading The Cutting Room Floor
My First NaNoWriMo
I admit my first experience with NaNoWriMo was probably not the typical experience. I stumbled into it purely by accident. I think that maybe should be the tagline for Slow Motion Whirlwind. "I stumbled into it by accident." It works for me and it works for Emmeline. But that's literally a whole separate story so… Continue reading My First NaNoWriMo
Finding Inspiration
The idea for Slow Motion Whirlwind was actually brought on by my finding wattpad. A friend of mine showed me the site because he knows I have been attempting to write my novel for several years and love to procrastinate with reading. I went to check it out and really wanted to give writing there… Continue reading Finding Inspiration