#revisioncave

Currently in the revision cave. With every new change, I feel this story getting stronger! 😊 . . . #revisioncave #afoth #writerlife #writinglife #amrevising #romancereads #enemiestoloversbooks #romanceWIP #allthekissing #allthekissingbooks #romancestagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CY_59LJpksV/?utm_medium=tumblr

Back to the editing cave! This book I love is about to get some big, but necessary, changes. When you are getting ready to do revisions, do you have a battle plan? Do you tackle the easy stuff first or dive straight into the big picture details? I like to do everything in a linear way. I start with the work from page one and move forward slowly, hoping that the continuity will fall into place as I work. I know some people like to tackle big picture items first, but I find that my brain gets too jumbled if I jump around. I also make myself a checklist and mark things I’ve handled as I go. This helps me feel like I’m making progress even if I’ve only worked on a few pages. #revisioncave #editingcave #writerlife #amediting #amrevising #bigpictureedits #contemporaryromance #smalltownromance #enemiestolovers #allthekissing #fridaykiss #allthekissingbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CYtgJ8cruV6/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’ve been off for a couple of days and just catching up with this Writing Friends Challenge. Today’s question: First Draft or Revision? I hate drafting. I’m a pretty impatient person and I just want the story out of my head and on the page. I was also trained as a journalist so I draft with a pretty thin word count. For me, the real joy and fun comes from adding setting details, more emotional beats, and fleshing out the character arcs in revision. #amrevising #revisioncave #writingfriendschallenge #writingfriendschallengeJune #yastoryteller #writingfiction #yalit #kidlit #writingyafiction #writinglife #writingcommunity #revisionnotes #revisiontips #yawriter #yawriterlife #writersofinstagram #yawritersofig #igauthors #authorsofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgwgDKrNwX/?utm_medium=tumblr

This quote perfectly captures how I feel when I’m in the middle of a revision - like I am now. . . I worry that what I’ve written doesn’t make sense. That my book has become a thousand different puzzle pieces I can’t manage to put back together. . . What I’ve learned over the years is that this feeling of struggle, of needing to be brave, is perfectly normal. It’s okay to feel like your story is muddy as you add, cut, and shape that narrative. . . In the end, yes, after hours and hours of work, you do eventually get the story right but you do have to fight sometimes to get there! 🧡 . . #amwriting #amrevising #writetip #revisiontip #revisioncave #pubtip #writerlife #writinglife #writingcraft #bookworm #booknerd #bookish #bookaddict #writingcommunity #bookcommunity #yareadersofinstagram #yawritersofinstagram #yareads #yabooks #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B5xzZgfgUNP/?igshid=1gieg8755fr0l

⬅️Writing truth! How many of you lose hours while toiling on that revision? . . #writerlife #writingcommunity #amwriting #amrevising #revisioncave #publishing #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #igauthorlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B5tMChpgZHr/?igshid=154xcg5rvtgr0

#peeking from the #revisioncave! #chapter10 here I come! #authorsofinstagram