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The Edits

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Graham Strong

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m currently editing what I have so far, and locking it away in a separate file marked “Your Eyes Only” — which will mean anyone’s eyes but mine. It is time to get … Continue reading →

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Commas Gone Wilde, or When Does Editing Get to Be Too Much? – Day 155

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Graham Strong

“I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again.” -Oscar Wilde When does editing get to be too much? Or, to put … Continue reading →

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Day 12 – You’ve Got Mail

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Graham Strong

Another long narrative passage, though I did get a nice bit of dialogue in that I’m pretty sure will be in the final version pretty much intact. That’s saying something — a lot of this is really just laying down a foundation to build up the story afterwards. I’m developing characters, plot, and themes as I go, so I’m expecting that 99% of what I write right now will be extensively reworked. Continue reading →

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