Kristen's Writing Endeavors

Post-Nanowrimo, Day 82: Blowtorch, saw, drill, paper shredder…

kristenh09 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:34:00 +0000

Here we are at the start of a new week and the close of January and the start of February. In one day, I’m going to new a blow torch to burn some words, a saw to cut some graphs out, a drill to drop weak and passive words, and a paper shredder for unneeded pages in the story for Dangerous Ground’s experimental one-pass revision in one month or less. Venom’s 8 reboot is still stuck under construction.

In other editing news, I’ve worked on ten more pages for Chain Reaction (80 total) and five pages for Double Exposure (70 total). No edits in Cave-in, Web of Deceit. I’ve cut 3 words in Specimen (5 pages done, 65 pages total), and 12 words in Killer Wipeout.

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Post-Nanowrimo, Day 82: Preparing to cut, cut, cut…

kristenh09 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:05:04 +0000

Well we’re nearing the end of January, entering February, as we start another week. Let’s get ready to rock and roll. In two days, I’ll be editing 1.5 hours in Dangerous Ground. According to Scrivener, it’s 361 words for a paperback copy, 681 for a hard back. Ugh! I’ll see what I can do to cut 20 K in one month, if possibly with a one revision pass. It’s going to be a long ride. Venom’s reboot in chapter 8 for my R&R is slow going and still under construction.

As for other editing news, I’ve fixed 10 pages in Chain Reaction (70 in total). I’ve also cut 10 words in Double Exposure (10 pages worked on, 65 in total), Killer Wipeout (final editing round), and Specimen (5 pages worked on, 60 in total). None in Cave-in or Web of Deceit.

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Post-Nanowrimo, Day 81: Under Construction

kristenh09 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:18:54 +0000

Here we are, approaching the end of another full week in January and nearing the end of the month in days. No new rejections or NRs to report. I apologize for being off a day on the post header. I’ve fixed yesterday’s days and now we’re all set. Venom’s 8 reboot is now under construction this coming week–25 pages and all. It’s going to be one long week ahead for me still.

For other editing news, I’ve worked on ten more pages for Chain Reaction ( 60 pages total), and five more pages for Double Exposure (11 words cut, 55 pages total) and Specimen (19 words cut, 55 pages total). No edits done in Cave-in, Killer Wipeout, and Web of Deceit. In a few days, I’ll be trying the one-week revision pass for Dangerous Ground and see if I can do it done in a month or less on screen than paper. I bet it can with highlighted words and strikethrough for crossing out scenes. If it works, I can get work on my old mss and my Nanos faster, starting this year. It can be a hit or a miss…!

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Post-Nanowrimo, Days 78-80: Slow Climb

kristenh09 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:23:54 +0000

Sorry I haven’t been on in two days. Wednesday I didn’t feel well. Yesterday I was tired–I did some fixings but no cuttings. And I only worked on Venom’s 7 reboot which is done. Now I’m feeling better and working on chapter 8, which is now also under construction this weekend. I still have a long ways to go. Only one R and one NR so far.

As for other editing news, I did work on 5 pages yesterday and today on Chain Reaction (60 pages total), Double Exposure (55 pages total, 5 words cut today), Web of Deceit (only 3 words cut today), and Specimen (15 words cut, 55 pages total.) No edits in Cave-in, Killer Wipeout. I’m gearing up to work on Dangerous Ground’s experimental edits next week!

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Post-Nanowrimo, Day 77: Hard knocks

kristenh09 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:43:38 +0000

Well, we’re almost halfway through the week. I’ve only landed one no response today. Venom’s 7 reboot is underway and under construction and will be finished tomorrow–just a little rearranged to put things into the right order. How did I miss that before?

In other editing news, I’ve worked on Chain Reaction (5 pages done, 50 total), Double Exposure (6 pages done, 50 words cut, 38 pages total), and Specimen (5 pages done, 7 words cut, 40 pages total). No words cut in Cave-in, Killer Wipeout and Web of Deceit.

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Post-Nanowrimo, Day 76: Knocking on Wood

kristenh09 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:24:09 +0000

Here we are for a start of a new week. No rejections or NRs today. Venom’s 7 reboot is almost done–just need to rework a few pages. I’ve spotted a troubled spot that Agent A mentioned awhile ago. So I need to fix it and then move on to chapter 8 by Wednesday.

Also, I’ve worked on 10 pages for Chain Reaction, (45 done in total), 3 pages in Double Exposure (rewriting and shortening one section, cut 47 words, 33 pages in total), and 5 pages in Specimen (23 words cut, 35 pages done). No edits in Cave-in, Killer Wipeout or Web of Deceit.

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Post-nanowrimo, Day 74: Feeling Good

kristenh09 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:33:16 +0000

Like Michael Bublé sang, I’m feeling good. It’s a new week and a brand new fresh start for editing. In about a week or so, I’m going to try the two-week one pass revision system on Dangerous Ground first, like as in on experiment. Even though it said it doesn’t work well on word processing systems, I’m going to try it out on screen–instead of scratching out sections, I’ll highlight in blue, in case the strikethrough doesn’t work on Scrivener. Well see how it works, before I’ll try it out on Countdown to Zero in a few weeks for #Nanoedmo. Have anyone tried the two-week one revision pass system? If so, please let me know.

In other editing news, Venom’s 7′s reboot is underway and will be finished tomorrow. I’ve worked on Chain Reaction’s next 10 pages (35 done so far). Also I’ve cut 21 words in Specimen (10 pages done, 30 total) and 26 words in Double Exposure (10 pages done, 30 total). No cuts in Killer Wipeout or Web of Deceit yet–real soon. I did cut 72 words in Cave-in.

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Post-nanowrimo, Day 73: Nailing down those holes

kristenh09 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:25:16 +0000

We’re at the end of another week. No rejections. But I’m flying high, since I’ve finished Venom’s 6 reboot for my R&R–26 plus epilogue to go. I’m getting there and hope to nail my R&R with Agent A. As for Agent C, I have at least 3 more weeks left to hear back on my full, before I nudge them, three weeks from Monday. No word from Agent E on my full synopsis either. Anything goes!

In other editing news, I’ve worked on five more pages for Chain Reaction (30 total now), Double Exposure (20 total now), and Specimen (20 total now). No work done in Killer Wipeout or Web of Deceit–but soon. I did cut 38 words today.

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Post-Nanowrimo, Day 73: Caulking the walls

kristenh09 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:02:27 +0000

Well, we’ve made it through another week and ready to relax this weekend. Only one rejection this week. I hope I get more good news coming along this winter. Venom’s reboot for chapter 6 is coming along and should be ready to be done this weekend. It’s looking good.

In other editing news, I’ve fixed 10 more pages in Chain Reaction (20 now), 5 more in both Double Exposure and Specimen (10 now), and none in Killer Wipeout and Specimen. I’ve cut 64 words in Cave-in. I’ll be getting ready to do the hard cuts soon.

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Post-Nanowrimo, Day 72: Knocking Down Walls

kristenh09 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:09:11 +0000

Well, we’re coming down to a close of another week. No rejections or NRs today. Good news though! Venom’s chapter 5 reboot is finally done, as I’m moving on to chapter 6 this weekend. I’ve worked on five pages for Chain Reaction and Double Exposure, and six pages for Specimen–those ten pages are done. No words cut for Killer Wipeout and Web of Deceit. I did cut 34 words in Cave-in.

And here’s my final writing count for now:
1/19/12: Dangerous Ground–664 words written, 130102 total.

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