Still at it

I'm nearing the end of Jasmine, and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I have had to delete a whole chapter, and a few scenes were eliminated or rewritten entirely, but on the whole, it's been a fairly quick rewrite. I have asked a friend of mine to read it …

Obsessed

Obsession. That's what's fueling my character Eli, his obsession with Jasmine. He's a man so in love with her, that he's ignoring everything around him, risking his own relationships and his job security for a woman who wants nothing to do with him. He's following her, stalking her, fooling himself into believing he only wants to …

The Fix – The beginning

One of the complaints I heard from my beta-readers was that the story took too long to begin. Specifically, the actual hook didn't come until the sixth chapter. I had to ruminate on this for a long time. I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to start the story without destroying the integrity of …

The joys of outlining

That has to be one of my most sarcastic titles I've ever written. The joys of outlining...excuse me while I weep silently into my pillow. *Muzak version of Pharrell Williams Happy plays in the background while writer wails miserably into a pillow* Sorry. I don't know what came over me. I'm a little tired right now. Maybe I'm …

Beta-Review Blues(?)

Yesterday I came home to see a message from one of my beta-readers and a PDF of her notes. I felt at once excited and wary by what the notes would contain. Would she like it? Hate it? Tell me to jump off a cliff? It's like opening a present when you don't know if the contents …

Whilst I wait…

I've been twiddling my thumbs, my WIP in the hands of my friends, waiting for them to finish reading and listening to their critiques. I'm trying not to dwell on it, but I confess that I'm harassing on of them. "What do you think? Huh? Huh? Well, is it good!? TELL ME NOW!!!!! To keep …

What's with the crickets?

The final chapter has been dealt with, and I'm done. Walking away from the book. I can do no more! I'm happier with this ending so I'm glad I decided to rework it. There's more of a finality to it than my first attempt which I like. Now I need some readers. Anyone up for …

I need an alpha…reader that is

Okay, I'm almost done with my rewrites. That went faster than I had expected. Most of the changes happened in the middle of the book and there wasn't a lot at the end that needed to be tweaked. I'm happy for it. I'm mulling changing the last chapter, however. I find that it's not satisfying. …

In search for a plot

Fellow Wrimos, we're going on less than thirty-six hours before NaNoWriMo 2014 kicks off, and I can't be more excited! And terrified. I just realized that though I know who I want to write about, and I have a general idea of where I need to end up, I have absolutely no idea how I'm …

Excerpt from Jasmine

I'm working on doing some rewrites, and I came across this part. I really liked it and I wanted to share this excerpt with you guys. Enjoy! ~Joe~ “That totally wouldn't happen,” Jacob argued. “Why not?” Jasmine snapped back, annoyed by Jacob's unwillingness to budge. “A guy is not going to let a girl wax …