What's Up Wednesday - December 3

What's Up Wednesday is a weekly blog hop created by Jaime Morrow and Erin Funk to help writers stay in touch. I can't believe it's December already. It seems like New Year's Eve was just last week.


What I'm Reading: 
Last night I skimmed through two books about octopus for a presentation. In other words, no pleasure reading.

What I'm Writing: 
I read through an old WIP over the weekend just to see where it stands. It definitely needs a massive overhaul, especially in the middle, but that's going to have to wait.

What Works for Me: 
Keeping notes of future revisions while working on the first draft and then while it's simmering. I find that when I get an idea for revisions when I'm not actually working on them it's best to just write it down and keep it aside until I get to that point. I don't revise while drafting because I'd probably never finish but it makes sure that I don't forget.

What Else I'm Up to: 
It's the last week of classes before finals and I can't wait for it to be over so that I can go home and just chill out for a month. 

Comments

Rachel said…
Good luck with finals!
December 3, 2014 at 12:45 PM
smile4niki said…
Have a great last week of school!
December 3, 2014 at 2:11 PM
Miss Cole said…
Books about octopus? Yikes. Hope you get to do some light reading soon ^_^

Keeping notes is the best idea :D

Best of luck with the last week of school and enjoy that well deserved break.
December 3, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Melanie Crouse said…
Good luck with finals!!!
December 3, 2014 at 10:01 PM
Laura said…
Keeping notes on revisions you want to do sounds extremely helpful. Best of luck with finals!
December 4, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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