Monday, September 8, 2008

Progress report

The Short, Sad Life of Tooley Graham

First draft started 9/2/08


P.S. I started to type "Rough draft" but then I realized I hate that word "rough."

Due to the nature of my writing process, my first drafts aren't really too rough. Now, that's not to say they don't need plenty of revision - but I tend to polish a lot as I go along, so I don't think of them as rough.

The storyline is generally rough - but not the actual writing, if that makes sense.

Semantics, I know....but still.....
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4 comments:

  1. Sarah MillerSeptember 8, 2008 at 8:38 AM

    Neato! Too bad I'm not working on something new, too -- we could...well, not race, but maybe jog along together.

    I wish there was a nifty way to measure revision...

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  2. Kimberley Griffiths LittleSeptember 8, 2008 at 10:20 AM

    Wow, Barb! I'm so excited to hear this! I LOVE your title, too. (You always have such awesome titles!) Do we get a one-line snippet of the storyline? Please???

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  3. Stephanie J. BlakeSeptember 8, 2008 at 10:30 AM

    Sounds like you are off to a great start.

    So, you edit and polish as you go?

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  4. Barbara O'ConnorSeptember 8, 2008 at 12:08 PM

    Thanks for the support, guys. I HATE first drafts, so it's great having a cheerleading squad. :-)

    Sara: I'd love to race you - I bet I could beat you while drinking a double martini. :-)

    Yes, I edit and polish as I go. One of those obsessive types who hates leaving a mess behind.

    First line: Owen Jester tiptoed across the gleaming linoleum floor and slipped the frog into the soup.

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