Day 23 – Smooth Any Rough Transitions

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 be looking at my chapter transitions to see if there are any rough or jarring areas between scenes and … Continue reading

Day 20 – Streamline the Dialog

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). It’s time to see if my characters sound as good as they look. Do they sound like real people and have their … Continue reading

Day 15 – Clean Up the Description and Stage Direction

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 lesson is to make sure my descriptions and stage directions are serving the story and not getting in its way. I … 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 3 – Analyze the Scene Structure

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 was asked to look at each scene in my story and decide if it contained goals, conflict, … Continue reading