by Kim Linwood | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is to me the most nerve-wracking point of writing a book. Right now, my editor is the first person other than me to read the new story. I'm terrified that I'm going to hear back that it's awful, or that it doesn't make any sense, or any other number of things....
by Kim Linwood | Aug 5, 2015 | Writing Diary
Well, 43 days and 58,000 words later, and the first draft is done. Hooray! This is only the first part, though. Next I edit the book, fix inconsistencies, flesh out scenes that need it, ensure there's a continuity, and try to ensure that the book is fun to read....
by Kim Linwood | Aug 3, 2015 | Writing Diary
Yesterday, I was a bit too tipsy to write words. Who even knew that was possible. I only had time for a few today, but there were some pretty important ones. I kept the quote simple today. 😉 My vacation ends on August 11th, when we all fly home to deal with jet lag...
by Kim Linwood | Aug 1, 2015 | Writing Diary
Due to vacation stuff, I didn't get started writing until around 10:30 pm, but I'm pretty happy with my words for today. I'm so close to the end I can taste it now, but since it's almost 2 am, I should probably go to bed. Still, soon the editing will begin. There's...
by Kim Linwood | Jul 30, 2015 | Writing Diary
Things are heating up, and I'm getting so close to done. I have a big reconciliation scene to finish, some reconciliation sex to write (yay makeup sex!) and an epilogue, and the first draft is done. Then I go back to edit, hopefully applying everything I learned at...
