And the cobwebs are falling off, slowly but surely.
- 250 words per day…yep, as Morning Pages but still 250 words plus. Actually, I averaged 478 per day over the last seven.
I also wrote 332 new words on my WIP and edited about 1100 down to 798, LOL.
- Deep EDITS lessons — the Lesson Two worksheets and assignments were:
- Review one chapter of WIP and complete Backloading Worksheet. Okay, I reviewed this worksheet but did not complete it. Why? This feels like a fine edit, something this WIP is not ready for.
- Review WIP and complete Litotes Worksheet. Check.
- Review WIP and complete Parallelism Worksheet. Um, no. I’m not getting it or my WIP isn’t ready for this level.
- Review WIP and complete Epistrophe Worksheet. Ran out of time on my assigned days and yesterday was too busy to catch up.
- Review WIP and complete Anadiplosis Worksheet. Ditto the above.
- Using the five chapters of WIP printed out, highlight character description and setting in GREEN, and highlight internalizations in YELLOW. As this is my first go with the EDITS system I was told to stop there. Check.
This week’s goals are simply:
- Write 250 words (or edit for an hour) every day.
- Complete all the worksheets and assignments for Lesson Three of Margie Larson’s Deep EDITS lecture packet.
How was your week?
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Jan 27, 2013 @ 09:42:11
Deep Edits is definitely a fine-editing system – much more useful if the overall structure and plot of your story is already there. Good on you for getting some writing done, morning pages or otherwise! I think I need to try something like that. Have a good week!
Jan 30, 2013 @ 16:35:47
Definitely a fine-edit, but I’m loving the rhetorical devices and can see writing with them in mind in the future.
Thanks for stopping by Jennette.
Jan 27, 2013 @ 11:36:05
Wow! You are making some great progress. Love it!
Jan 30, 2013 @ 16:39:18
Thanks Angela!
Jan 28, 2013 @ 06:26:57
I absolutely loved the results of backloading in my WIP. That was one of the best takeaways for my writing from Deep Edits. And now I’m writing to that principle in my next MS.
Great week, Raelyn! Good consistent word count too.
Jan 30, 2013 @ 16:40:15
Oh, I agree. I love the backloading info!
Thanks for stopping by Julie.
Jan 28, 2013 @ 07:38:26
Yay for clearing out cobwebs! I’m having difficulty getting back in focus. This week I’m going to edit and get book 2 ready for the beta. She keeps asking for it
Good luck with your edits 
Jan 30, 2013 @ 16:45:38
I bet it’s hard moving from publishing back to work!
Thanks for stopping by Mel.
Jan 28, 2013 @ 14:08:01
My week went well, but I fell out of the habit over the weekend (still need to remember how to work writing time around family time). Sounds like you’re doing well! You have me curious about these EDITS lessons.
Jan 30, 2013 @ 16:48:54
Yeah, working around the family is a challenge, LOL.
Thanks for stopping by Nicole.