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Sir I. helps me revise

Sir I. helps me revise

What are you doing, Mommy?

Writing my book.

What chapter are you on?

Mm, eight, I think.

*reading over my shoulder* Something brushed against…. a house!

No, not a house.

*rustles paper* What’s this?

It’s a map of my city. PLEASE don’t lose it.

What’s this? And that? And, oh, this says “shops!”

It’s a road called King’s Way. PLEASE be careful.

What’s your books about, Mommy? Is it about six hundred marchers, marching across the sea??

No, it is most definitely NOT about that.

***

Last night, I spent a long time mentally rearranging  the remaining scenes in Part One. Today I noticed a set of scene cards I’d tucked into my revision folder the last time I’d worked on SoR (many moons ago). When I flipped through them, I found that I had already done the work of arranging scenes for maximum benefit back then. Doh! This is one reason why I shouldn’t wait so long between iterations!

On the plus side, my handy dandy index cards tell me I have only seven more scenes to go for Part One. Left Brain likes marking progress by scenes so much better than by by page numbers.

Filed Under: season of rains, writing process

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  1. Diane says

    December 6, 2009 at 12:59 am

    Got to love him. Still at an inquisitive age. 🙂 Cherish it.
    Wait until he is a teenager. Can’t get a word out of them while they are teenagers.

    Reply
  2. Rabia says

    December 6, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Yep. Even when he exasperates me, I’m glad that he loves spending time with me and is so curious about what I do. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Megs says

    December 6, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Mine too!

    Love his comments. Maybe you ought to write a short story about 600 marchers marching across the sea. Uh… Later. Much later. 😀

    Reply
  4. Rabia says

    December 6, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    I’m going to save the idea for him to write. His idea, his story. 😀

    Reply

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