So the reason I haven’t posted for almost two months is that I suddenly got very busy doing something very important: finishing my college degree! I am now an alumna of Northwestern University with a BA in English Major in Writing–Fiction and a Business Institutions Minor. There was no special ceremony, but I did throw … Continue reading »
Last week, Sarah Martinez and I brought to you a peek behind the editing/revising curtain of Sex and Death in the American Novel. Here’s a final compilation of all the posts, from Sarah’s first draft to what made it into the book. Behind the Scenes #1 Behind the Scenes #2 Behind the Scenes #3 Behind … Continue reading »
So yesterday, the brilliant Sarah Martinez showed us what she did for the second draft of the funeral scene of Sex and Death in the American Novel. If you read Sarah’s summary of what she did in between the two drafts, you’ll notice a lot of it had to do with her own soul-searching as a writer … Continue reading »
Let me caveat this post straight off by saying this is the difference between revision and editing as I see it in my own head. I’ve never really had this discussion with anyone else, so it could be the whole world sees it in the opposite way than me. Last week I discussed a new … Continue reading »
