Insecurity, Thy Name is Writer

On 24 Apr 201619 May 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn This blog's posts, Writing3 Comments

Boing, boing, boing! There goes my confidence as it bounces out the door. I assumed colossal bouts of insecurity would only happen during the writing of my first book and there was no need for me to repeat those feelings the second time round. Surely, I've learned so much from the previous experience, right? Wrong. And don't call me …

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I’m not crazy, I’m waiting to hear from the publisher!

On 14 Mar 201614 Mar 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn This blog's posts, WritingLeave a comment

Is it July yet? Is it July yet? No, really, is it July yet? No? How 'bout now? No? OK, fine. For almost two years I've journalled the growing pains of writing my book, Life in the 'Cosm. What began in May 2014 has taken me to March 2016, when something happened that got my squee levels up. …

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The Book Synopsis, or, Kill Me Now

On 28 Feb 201613 Oct 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn WritingLeave a comment

Let's all shout it together, shall we? One, two, three: OH THE FREAKIN' HUMANITY, NOT A SYNOPSIS!!!

I surrender, I surrender! (When you need to stop editing.)

On 29 Jan 201629 Jan 2016 By Cait (like cat) GordonIn This blog's posts, WritingLeave a comment

To date I have written the crappy first draft, got a slightly less crappy second draft beta-read, created an even better third draft after putting myself through editing boot camp, then read that draft out loud and came up with a decent fourth draft, and now I've just finished editing the fifth draft. I feel like I've been drafted.