By now, this should be familiar territory for me. Having had my writing rejected before by other publishers, the latest rejection (five days ago) of my book manuscript no longer has the sting the previous ones did. In fact, it was actually liberating and affirming in ways I didn't expect. And to top it off, … Continue reading Resting From Book Writing (For Now)
I remember a game we used to play in those staff bonding retreats, back when I was still a "staff". We would form into a few groups, each group standing in a circle. Every person would put out one hand in the centre of the circle to grab another person's hand. Then, with the other … Continue reading Editing is the spade work it’s supposed to be – My Rewrite Reckoning
In true procrastination form, I have waited exactly two months to post this update today on my rewrite phase. Gosh I'm "good" aren't I ?! (*bitter laugh*) Okay I'm not going to apologise for this tardiness because the truth is, this was such an "easy" step that I almost forgot to blog about it. Instead, … Continue reading My Writing Process #3/4: The Rewrite Phase – Step 2 “Making a List, Checking it Twice, or…”
