tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post2859790593942552493..comments2023-12-30T12:07:15.404-08:00Comments on Night Writer: Writing Update: Second Draft Finished!Myrna Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-13496959824693314282011-10-13T21:52:16.317-07:002011-10-13T21:52:16.317-07:00Thanks, Deb!Thanks, Deb!Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-86485529825297930942011-10-13T09:59:44.958-07:002011-10-13T09:59:44.958-07:00Congrats Myrna!! I don't have a book recommend...Congrats Myrna!! I don't have a book recommend but if I come across one in my bloggy travels I will pass it along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-41686220076234110202011-10-10T19:08:23.657-07:002011-10-10T19:08:23.657-07:00Thanks, Joanie! Betsy HAS been reading it. I'v...Thanks, Joanie! Betsy HAS been reading it. I've been giving her chapters, here and there, as I finish them, something I've never tried before. Robyn ran the last few chapters over to her, today, because I finished them so late on Saturday.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-70854794370853064552011-10-10T17:06:42.754-07:002011-10-10T17:06:42.754-07:00Congratulations, Myrna! I'm guessing Betsy is ...Congratulations, Myrna! I'm guessing Betsy is the lucky one who got to critique this story. Can't wait to read it. Good luck with your Star Swan story.<br />Love ya,<br />JoanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-4068003418177265872011-10-10T08:51:44.400-07:002011-10-10T08:51:44.400-07:00Thanks for the recommendation, Natalie. I've h...Thanks for the recommendation, Natalie. I've heard of that one before but haven't picked it up. It's probably time.<br /><br />I hope that means you opened your document, Shelley. :o)<br /><br />Q, that's one of the questions I still have to answer.<br /><br />Thanks, Sue. I think so.<br /><br />Thanks, Adam!<br /><br />Cassie Mae, I did just dive into my second draft with The Binder's Web. By the time I'd finished the first draft, I'd already noted a list of things that needed to change. Good luck with yours! And thank you.<br /><br />Thanks, Krista!Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-1220681537840609102011-10-10T07:05:37.463-07:002011-10-10T07:05:37.463-07:00Woohoo, woohoo! Such wonderful news!Woohoo, woohoo! Such wonderful news!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-90938554322373288462011-10-09T19:25:47.785-07:002011-10-09T19:25:47.785-07:00Congrats! I just finished my first draft a week a...Congrats! I just finished my first draft a week and a half ago and I'm just itching to dive into it again.Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-2707585102385013832011-10-09T18:44:26.122-07:002011-10-09T18:44:26.122-07:00Hooray! Congratulations!Hooray! Congratulations!Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-52745601534970425272011-10-09T08:47:38.482-07:002011-10-09T08:47:38.482-07:00Congrats on getting the second draft completed. It...Congrats on getting the second draft completed. It will be interesting to see what you think of Star Swans after a year away. Its always good to look at your work with "new" eyes, isn't it?<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-32074444104325720372011-10-09T08:31:57.333-07:002011-10-09T08:31:57.333-07:00Trilogy! :)Trilogy! :)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756447854917857756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-35482796908641840752011-10-09T07:40:51.221-07:002011-10-09T07:40:51.221-07:00I don't have any pacing recommendations, but I...I don't have any pacing recommendations, but I am a big fan of coming back to something after a long time not reading it at all. It is amazing how much you forget when you are not looking at it day after day after day. It gives you the chance to read it like a "reader" instead of a "writer."<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254062323787738480.post-25726741038095874412011-10-09T04:25:14.811-07:002011-10-09T04:25:14.811-07:00That's awesome you finished. After having my w...That's awesome you finished. After having my word count way too long, I'm a big fan of keeping track of the word count.<br /><br />One book I'd recommend on plot, which I think deals with pacing, is Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com