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28 Jul 2019 Comments Off on Writing A Book Isn’t Easy
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A new post up on my author site Ritu Bhathal.
Pop over for a read, and if you haven’t already, join the small troop that has begun to follow me over there!
16 Apr 2019 46 Comments
in Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Editing Hell, poem, writing
Another poem inspired by Lucy of Blonde Write More! This time we tackle editing!
Editing Hell!
Another word for editing
Could be simply - HELL
It's not enough to write a book
You need to rewrite it as well!
Blood sweat and tears go
Into every word you write
And the rereading and rewriting
Eats into every night
Your story - finally complete
You happily type 'The End'
Until you find a plot hole
It drives you round the bend!
Your beta finds a typo
You quickly get it fixed
Now to send to your editor
Will your story have them bewitched?
"Hmmm, not too bad, but change that bit
And sort out your point of view
I'm not to sure about this arc..."
Jeez, my story'll read like new!
"It's not a lot, just scrap those words
And these chapters too.
Write this instead, add more pizazz."
Original words left - a few
Weeks or months spent unpicking things
And stitching together again
I'll win this battle with my book
And the war too, with my pen!
Finally complete, though
It's not the tale originally planned
Still, another step closer to my dream
Of holding my book in my hand
Ritu 2019
08 Apr 2019 27 Comments
in #ronovansweeklyhaikuchallenge Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Micro Poetry, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge, Senryu, writing
Ron is back with his Haiku Prompt!
Just writing that scene
Makes me feel oh, so serene
A perfect ending
Ritu 2019
One for you Lucy! 😉
30 Sep 2018 31 Comments
in #bloggers bash, Audio, Family, Spidey's Serene Sundays, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Anton Checkov, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Quote, Serene, Spidey, writing
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” Anton Chekhov
Thanks, Spidey.
The whole writing thing is on my mind at the moment.
After not hearing anything back from the First Novel Competition, I was tempted to fall into a wallowing muddle, but because I had the charity walk to do, I wasn’t allowed to.
Instead, it made me think back to the fact that I LOVE my story, and I know the couple of people who read it for me in its unaltered state, enjoyed it too.
The biggest thing was to read through and do that whole ‘show, don’t tell’ thing. I was very guilty of it at the beginning as I started writing this piece as a young, inexperienced writer, and I have grown so much since then.
So, this is my next step.
Really combing through it and working out where I can do more showing, and less telling, and tweaking the plot where certain suggestions were made.
It’ll still involve a lot more work, but I know it will be worth it…
Because it is my dream. My story will be told. My book will be out there soon enough!
Tell me about a dream of yours that you have worked really hard to try and achieve 😘
Have a peaceful Sunday Peeps ❤ And enjoy your week!
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