I decided to do the Novel90 Challenge. Here's how it's going. Not much extra added this week since my outline is ready. I did try to do a little bit of a rough scene which has since changed. I recently received some of my beta feedback, so I have also been working a little on book 2 and getting that ready for the next to last edit before publishing! Side note: the title for book 2 will be revealed this week! How exciting is that?! How do I feel now that we're a third of the w

I decided to do the Novel90 Challenge. Here's how it's going. The main thing this week was to get the outline figured out. I needed to expand it some so that it was a little closer to what could be considered a complete book. Last week I realized how much I had figured out for the second half of the story, but not the first. So I did some reflecting and figured out a few details that make things much more complete and viable. One method I use to expand a story or outline is a

I decided to do the Novel90 Challenge. Here's how it's going. This week I really dug into figuring out my outline. The only problem? Outlining isn't really my thing. In addition to this being the first book where I don't have the entire main plot in my head. So, after I transferred my roughs to a fresh document last week, I took a look at the other things I had for this book. Tucked away on my bookshelf is a comp book with outline work for several of my novels that I did a fe

I decided to do the Novel90 Challenge. Here's how it's going. The first month is set to be for planning. I don't know if I'll be able wait that long to get started. But here is how this past week went: I completed the shift from my scene list to a fresh document and added descriptions of the scenes. Back to my planning by hand, I started a few book bible pages including a list of characters and their states for this story (ages, mindsets, roles, locations). I also started a

So, I decided to do the Novel90 Spring challenge this year and it started a couple of days ago. Here are my thoughts so far. First, I should explain what Novel90 is. Novel90 is a writing challenge/community that is designed to help you complete a novel in 90 days. There are livestreams, daily emails, and writing sprints all provided by those running it (some of the authors from AutoCrit). You choose a team (planner, pantser, plantser) and off you go. The 90 days started on Fe

Stand in cover and title for book 2 of The Chronicles of Princess Selene Hello! So, I have been working on the second book in my debut trilogy, The Chronicles of Princess Selene. This week, I finished my major rewrite! Woo! Celebration! But now I start the... probably least fun part for me. Or second least. It's down there. Now I start the editing. So, why don't I particularly like this part of the writing process? Because this is the part when you really have to lock in thos

Author: Jonathan Stroud Published: 2013 Format Read: Library EBook Genre: YA Supernatural Mystery My Rating: 5/5 Stars   I currently base my reviews loosely around the CAWPILE system developed by Book Roast on YouTube. I modify the categories depending on the format of the story I’m reviewing. My star ratings are purely by my opinion and not measured by any particular metric.   SPOILER WARNING: This review will contain spoilers! Proceed with caution!   Summary When the dead c

Mythwrecked Cover art Released: 2023 System: Xbox Game Pass Genre: Chill, Puzzle My Rating: 4/5 stars   My star ratings are purely by my...