Last week, I took the opportunity of a new fiscal year and a fresh pot of vacation hours to go on a personal writing retreat. I found a place in an isolated little village in Vermont and did nothing but write, revise and research for five days. This was helped by a spotty internet connection and no cell service.
I was able to finish the big rewrite of my book that I have been planning for over a year and made some other bigger revisions that I only thought of recently as well. This included a 40k-word section rewritten/revised. Of that, 16k words that were either new scenes or completely rewritten.
I also started some research of Heian Japan and Regency England that will help me add layers of detail. To help with this I also read some about description and setting and did some exercises.
I got A LOT done.
I loved the opportunity to get large swaths of my book revised. I could really see the big picture and see how things fit together, how they should fit together but didn't, and how they could fit together if I wanted them to.
I was able to finish the big rewrite of my book that I have been planning for over a year and made some other bigger revisions that I only thought of recently as well. This included a 40k-word section rewritten/revised. Of that, 16k words that were either new scenes or completely rewritten.
I also started some research of Heian Japan and Regency England that will help me add layers of detail. To help with this I also read some about description and setting and did some exercises.
I got A LOT done.
I loved the opportunity to get large swaths of my book revised. I could really see the big picture and see how things fit together, how they should fit together but didn't, and how they could fit together if I wanted them to.
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