Day 11 – Focus the Point of View

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today I will focus on making the most of POV and examine how my characters see the world around them. … Continue reading

Day 6 – Clarify the Stakes and Consequences

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days  at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s focus is on fixing any low stakes so what my characters do actually matters to them and the readers. … Continue reading

Day 5 – Clarify the Conflict and Tension

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days       at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s assignment is all about making sure there is enough conflict and tension throughout the book to keep … Continue reading

Day 2 – Analyzing Character Arcs

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days  at-home workshop. (blog.janicehardy.com) This is one assignment that was actually a pleasure for me, because my characters told me who they were before I … Continue reading

Day 1 – Analyze the Story Structure

In my previous post I announced that I was going to follow Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop. (blog.janicehardy.com) Today’s assignment was to make notes, with no actual revisions, to discover places I may want or … Continue reading