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Insecure Writer’s Support Group April 2014 #IWSG
Back in February I spoke about my fear of editing. Well I’ve signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo (link to my profile) and plan to edit/addit to Tetrana to the tune of 20,000 words. It’s nearly the end of day two and I have achieved the grand total of 0 words edited or addited so far. However I’m going to aim for at least 100 before bed after I’ve posted this.
The difference between Camp and NaNoWriMo is that you can choose your own wordcount and writing project.
Has anyone else signed up for Camp?
What target/project have you gone for?
What’s your favourite camp activity?
I went with toasting marshmallows because I actually quit girl guides after a camping holiday, although cabins I could probably manage better than tents. I want marshmallows now!
No April A-Z for me this year – I wasn’t going to do Camp but I want to work on Tetrana so I thought why not combine the two.
Hope you aren’t feeling too insecure this month.
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Insecure Writer’s Support Group Mar 2014 #IWSG
Oh dear, big fail. Since last month life has been about everything but writing. I really need to sort this out. I even forgot about the IWSG post!
I did write a poem to share with my students tomorrow though (because I’m expecting them to be creative so it’s a quid pro quo).
Because this slipped into Thursday – Happy World Book Day. I’m hosting a discussion online and IRL on The Shock of the Fall. I’d recommend it.
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Insecure Writer’s Support Group Feb 2014 #IWSG
It’s the first Wednesday of the month (just – sneaking this post in at 30 minutes to midnight) so it’s time for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group post – this month I am going to talk about:
Editing Fear
I’ve colour coded my WIP, Tetrana, in Scrivener to show whose point of view each scene is from and to show if a scene has been edited or not. But whenever I plan to sit down to actually do the editing I can’t seem to do it. The drafting process is where I feel most comfortable and I think I’m afraid of ruining things by interfering. I’m also using Scrivener’s snapshot feature to make sure I have the option to go back but this month I’m after advice to move forward. I really want to finish a full draft. Please help.
kirstyes 