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Eva’s Byte #247: Digging in My Heels
At this juncture along life’s journey, I’m digging in my heels to simplify and declutter my surroundings. I’m leaving no stone unturned in my tour of duty to sort, weed out the extraneous, and donate/discard. I find the process liberating and exhilarating.
Likewise, at this juncture along my literary journey, I’m digging in my heels to progress further along my WIP. Having finished drafting chapter 38, I exercised my better judgment to divide the chapter in two.
In doing so, other things fell neatly into place:
Part One: Chapters 1 – 20
Part Two: Chapters 21 – 39
Part Three: Chapters 40 - ? (I’ll need to dig in my heels first)
Part Four: (To be determined)
Up until my arrival at chapter 40, I hadn’t planned on a part four. In my opinion, that is the awesomeness of writing a novel by winging it all the way.
I’ll certainly be digging my way back to chapter 21 to set the stage for writing chapter 40.
Halfway through this Contemporary, I am closer to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, although I can’t predict when I’ll reach my final destination. Of utmost importance—leaving no stone unturned in polishing and perfecting my fifth major composition before deeming it road ready for publication.
Similar to purging closets, a writer must declutter by sorting and discarding what detracts from the story.
From where I stand, digging in one’s heels is preferable to dragging one’s feet.
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Likewise, at this juncture along my literary journey, I’m digging in my heels to progress further along my WIP. Having finished drafting chapter 38, I exercised my better judgment to divide the chapter in two.
In doing so, other things fell neatly into place:
Part One: Chapters 1 – 20
Part Two: Chapters 21 – 39
Part Three: Chapters 40 - ? (I’ll need to dig in my heels first)
Part Four: (To be determined)
Up until my arrival at chapter 40, I hadn’t planned on a part four. In my opinion, that is the awesomeness of writing a novel by winging it all the way.
I’ll certainly be digging my way back to chapter 21 to set the stage for writing chapter 40.
Halfway through this Contemporary, I am closer to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, although I can’t predict when I’ll reach my final destination. Of utmost importance—leaving no stone unturned in polishing and perfecting my fifth major composition before deeming it road ready for publication.
Similar to purging closets, a writer must declutter by sorting and discarding what detracts from the story.
From where I stand, digging in one’s heels is preferable to dragging one’s feet.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
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