p so fast. Another day in the life of a writer/mother/wife/daycare provider. It is amazing how even in the short amounts of time I get to spend writing how much can be accomplished if I really focus on what I am doing. I think as with anything in life if you want something bad enough, you will do whatever it takes.
My chapters are beginning to look like something from an entirely different book. The small changes add so much to the depth of the story. Cutting out unimportant scenes that really add nothing to the story at all, seems scary. Watching the word count fall gives the illusion of taking away from the story but when I reread the finished product, I realize I have added depth while removing words.
It is all a process. Not an easy one however. I think it is harder to rewrite than to write. Maybe I am strange. At least when you are writing the first time it is more about the plot and the characters. The second time you have to make sure everything you say is actually needed and that it all makes sense.
I am off to watch a movie recommended by Patricia Hickman Stranger Than Fiction.
I have been working on editing today. I learned so much at CCWC. I have improved my writing a lot. Writing is the best way to improve your writing.
The thing I have struggled with the most is show not tell. At the conference Jeff Gerke gave a wonderful illustration that explained it so clearly. Telling is like having a blank screen during a movie. Just a voice, nobody is doing anything. It is boring. Showing is when you bring the actors onto the stage and they are actually doing something. That example has changed my writing.
It is a process and I continue to learn. I am ready to learn more and apply it to my wip.
Hello all. I am starting a blog to journal my journey into the writing world. I recently returned from the Colorado Christian Writers Conference and learned so much. I am very excited about starting my career as a writer.
My real name is Jennifer Jones. That is a very common name so I have chosen to write under the pen name of Lena Jones. Lena was the name my grandmother wanted as a pen name for her writing. My grandmother is now in heaven, in her honor I am taking her writing name.
I live in Iowa with my husband and three children. Olivia is eight, Caleb is 7, Ethan is two and a half.
My husband and I have been married going on eleven years.
