Manuscript Revision – Step 3

by Richard Perkins

Well, you’ve put it off long enough. You’ve set your manuscript aside, let it collect some dust, forgotten most of the details, and read it with fresh and critical eyes. You’ve scratched down your themes, plot summaries, and character arcs in your little notebook. Now it’s time to wade through your draft manuscript. It’s never [...]

Migration day

by Richard Perkins

Hey folks. I’m migrating to my own dedicated server today. There may be a glitch or two in the process, so bear with me! But fear not! I’m still revising Eliza’s story (though more slowly than I should be). I’ve even got a working title now! Or rather, two working titles: The Healer’s Touch, and [...]

Manuscript Revision – Step 2

by Richard Perkins

I finished the critical reading step of my revisions a few days ago. Now it’s time to move on to step 2. Author Holly Lisle calls this step Discovery, in her one pass process, and I think that’s as good a name as any. In a nutshell, this is where you remind yourself why you [...]