Happy Halloween, everyone! I’ll tell you what I’m most spooked about — the fact that there are only two months left of the year. Yikes! I hope you all find yourself, at this point, having written more than you would without the support of 12 x 12.
I FINALLY wrote a new draft this month! Woo hoo! I have been focusing on revision on multiple manuscripts, but it sure felt good to write something shiny and new. Now it’s back to revision for a while.
How about you?
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16 Responses
I was able to complete an extremely rough draft for one story and half-wrote another. I’ve been revising two picture books this month along with my middle-grade novel. Lately, I’ve been in revision mode, but it feels good to get a new idea down from beginning to end. Hope it continues.
I will ask Kelli to put badges on after November 4.
October was a biggie! Still dancing over PBSummit 🙂 I wrote a rough draft and revised on four of my mss. The year may be winding down, but not my writing.
I wrote 3 drafts this month! I revised 2 stories.
YES! I did it…I wrote a sequel to the PIPPA story…and sent it to my agent…we’ll see if she thinks it is ready for prime time. And I wrote another nfpb bio…but the editor isn’t crazy about the direction I took so it’s back to the drawing board/key pad. I also revised one of my older stories…but now I think I need to go back to the way it was…or maybe somehwere inbetween.
Woot! Woot! Way to go Vivian! Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
October was tough with my son and husband having surgeries. I spent a moment here and there with revisions, because it was easier than working on new stories. I started the month with my only new story and that is the way it is once in a while.
Managed to finished a first draft this month, although it was a real struggle – I was so determined to complete it to make it 10 for 10, so am chuffed to bits that I got there in the end.
I revised one draft in October!
Congrats Julie! I got two revisions done to be sent to editors. One finally on the 31st. Now to see if it is what she wanted. In addition to a PB draft, I wrote a poem for Today’s Little Ditty and a 100-word story for Susanna Hill’s Halloweensie Contest. Been a fun & productive month.
I did several revisions but no new drafts this month, unfortunately.
I did one revision and two ms drafts. PB Summit was inspirational.
I revised one story and have mapped out my approach for a picture book biography I’ve had percolating for a while. Ready to get to work in November.
Still revising.
This was a good month. I wrote 4 Halloween stories, painted watercolors, and am taking Arree Chung’s class working on making book dummies. I have found that I love writing and know that I will find my way to publication. Finding peace in the process rather than stress from not having it all figured out yet.
Good for you Julie. I’m in the middle of revising a story and I have also just completed a new one. Feeling good.