Tag: ITSW

Book Reviews, Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, Writing

Research

K.A. Doore

In gearing up for my next project, I've been brainstorming what I'm going to research, how I'm going to research it, and in what format I want to share that research here. Because it's going to be all magical girls, all the time, it'll be a lot of fun - I'm planning to binge watch… Continue reading Research

Querying, Writing

Stasis

K.A. Doore

I.E.: the brief reprieve that comes between large projects. It's an interesting time when you've just finished one big project, but you can't quite start the next one. Part of this is because I've come to learn that when I need to query, I can't be focused on another story. I've tried that before and… Continue reading Stasis

Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, The Impossible Contract (Book 2), Work In Progress, Writing

WIP Check-in: DONE DONE DONE

K.A. Doore

Is the final draft done yet?: YES Current page count: 209/209 Shots of whiskey: 1 Current problems with the manuscript: there's probably something left to fix in the beginning or middle or what have you but it's small and inconsequential and what I'm trying to say is THIS IS DONE   AAAH *FLAILING INTENSIFIES* It's… Continue reading WIP Check-in: DONE DONE DONE

Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, The Impossible Contract (Book 2), Work In Progress, Writing

WIP Check-in: One Day to Go

K.A. Doore

Is the final draft done yet?: NO Current page count: 200/209 Shots of whiskey: 2.5 Current problems with the manuscript: I AM A LITTLE TIPSY AND OVERWHELMED WITH TODAY'S REVELATIONS Almost there! I think most of the worst of the editing is done! It's just line edits and tweaks from here on out!!

Chronicles of Ghadid Trilogy, The Impossible Contract (Book 2), Work In Progress, Writing

First Draft = Done!

K.A. Doore

I wrote the last word of the first draft this morning. It felt... oddly anticlimactic. But it's done. Every scene is in there, from the very beginning to the very end. Unlike draft zero, which was basically a 130 page outline. This is cleaner, more polished. Almost - but not quite - there. I have… Continue reading First Draft = Done!