What to do when the book grinds to a halt
I have a problem that's turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I'm two chapters from the end of The Trouble With Demons and I simply couldn't make it go any further. Chapter 28 took me five days to write (a long time for me), and I'm still not quite finished with it. The problem? Lack of emotional punch. The action was all there and it was great, but the Raine/Tam/Mychael connection that I'd established earlier in the book just wasn't coming to fruition like I felt it should. So that's why my muse has been coming to visit at 3:15 and starting to work on the revisions -- because to give the ending the punch it needed, that's exactly what I had to do.
So starting on Tuesday, I went back to Chapter 1 and started the final revision/polish. And much to my delight/surprise/relief, the book is in nearly perfect condition. Of course, my editor Anne will let me know what condition it's really in. ; ) But for me, it's as good as I can make it right now. In two days, I've gone through the first 15 chapters, and they're now polished and ready to go. (squeee!) And the parts that needed the most tweaking were in those first 15 chapters.
Yesterday and today, for all of you Tam and/or Mychael fans, I'm turning up the temperature on the Raine & Tam and the Raine & Mychael scenes -- and even a scene with Tam, Raine, and Mychael. Yes, you heard me right (folds hands primly with a wicked little smile). The three of them. I'll say no more. ; )
I'm not going to say anything to jinx my progress, but by Monday morning, I hope to have a feel for how long the rest of TTWD will take. (Pssst, I think I'm going to be turning it in early. Don't tell my muse.)
Tomorrow is the Saturday Fun Pic, and Derek (the official Saturday Fun Pic photographer) has a great one for you.
Happy Friday!
Lisa
So starting on Tuesday, I went back to Chapter 1 and started the final revision/polish. And much to my delight/surprise/relief, the book is in nearly perfect condition. Of course, my editor Anne will let me know what condition it's really in. ; ) But for me, it's as good as I can make it right now. In two days, I've gone through the first 15 chapters, and they're now polished and ready to go. (squeee!) And the parts that needed the most tweaking were in those first 15 chapters.
Yesterday and today, for all of you Tam and/or Mychael fans, I'm turning up the temperature on the Raine & Tam and the Raine & Mychael scenes -- and even a scene with Tam, Raine, and Mychael. Yes, you heard me right (folds hands primly with a wicked little smile). The three of them. I'll say no more. ; )
I'm not going to say anything to jinx my progress, but by Monday morning, I hope to have a feel for how long the rest of TTWD will take. (Pssst, I think I'm going to be turning it in early. Don't tell my muse.)
Tomorrow is the Saturday Fun Pic, and Derek (the official Saturday Fun Pic photographer) has a great one for you.
Happy Friday!
Lisa
Labels: revisions
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:23 AM
4 Comments:
huge squeeee! at the news about the love triangle ;-) love triangles are one of my absolute favorite additions to books. i'm glad that your muse waking you up at 3 in the morning ended up being beneficial.
LOL! I thought you'd like it.
Ack! Don't say too much! (Closing my eyes and warding off the onslaught of words!)
I'm breezing right through A&M and got to the great scene where--but I'd better not ruin it for everyone. I'm on the first page of chapter 25!
*runs to look at her copy*
Tia, are you talking about the scene where Raine gets um...er...a payback from book 1? (Trying not to disclose any spoilers here.)
Yup, paybacks are hell. *evil grin*
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