Comments on: Now that I’m at the end…

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:49:52 +0000

Jo, reading backwards was awesome. It gave me a totally different perspective on the entire book. And having now written that difficult first scene I’m actually really happy with it. Let’s hope my beta-readers think so too!!

By: Karen Collum

Karen Collum — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:10:53 +0000

Thanks everyone. It’s so lovely of all you to take the time to stop by and read my blog. And yes, it is lovely to know how my story begins. Now I’ve just got to write it… :)

Dee, Kim’s Top Secret Guidelines literally had ‘…eat this as soon as you’re done with it’ on the top. Lucky it wasn’t one of the ‘this message will self-destruct in 10 seconds’ varieties. And I would recommend everyone doing Year of the Edit just for this checklist alone…although the other 95% of the course was pretty awesome too!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:33:26 +0000

wow – sounds like you’ve worked it out :)

By: Kym Piez

Kym Piez — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:30:10 +0000

Oh, I just can’t wait to read your novel… now I’m itching to start already!

Have fun with the end, um I mean the beginning.

By: Robyn Opie

Robyn Opie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:13:39 +0000

Congratulations on now knowing your beginning, Karen. Thanks for sharing your experiences. It’s always good to hear how other writers work with their stories. Best of luck!

By: Sheryl Gwyther

Sheryl Gwyther — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:18:13 +0000

Interesting post, Karen. You have obviously enjoyed the Year of the Edit as well as learned so much! :)

By: Katrina Germein

Katrina Germein — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:42:00 +0000

That’s the fun thing about writing. It doesn’t always go to plan. Glad you’ve found your solution. :)

By: Jo Hart

Jo Hart — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:35:35 +0000

Great idea to read the scenes backwards, I’ll have to try that out when I finish this round of edits on my novel.

The beginning is the hardest part to get right I think. I’ve rewritten my first chapter so many times I’ve lost count.

By: Dee White

Dee White — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:30:33 +0000

Thanks for the post, Karen, and for sharing the “Never to be shared” guidelines:-)

Sounds like you are making great progress with your novel. Congratulations!

Dee:-)