Verity Townshend author of 'The Misfits Of Ghost Town'
Monday, 20 July 2015
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Promises of a second draft
I’ve recently finished the first draft of my new young adult
novel. This is a huge accomplishment but the panicking feeling that comes with
having to read all the mistakes and plot holes has been at the back of my mind.
A second draft can be a daunting task when you first start
to edit your book and a whole lot of red ink will adorn my first try, a lot of
things will be cut and sentences will be crossed out angrily. When I first
started I found myself getting lost in my own story, I had forgotten a lot of
what I had written at the beginning of the story and discovered my ideas for
plot and characters had changed slightly as the story had progressed over the 6
or so months of me writing. Rather than panicking over this I decided to look
on it as a good thing. My characters had developed and become different people
than I had written them at the beginning. This is what every writer and every
reader wants. A progressing and developing book one that is not stagnant and
flat.
Having hand written my entire first draft on paper I am now
beginning the gruelling task of typing my work up for the second draft. At
around 20,000 words in I have begun to love my story more and more and have
high hopes for my third and fourth drafts.
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Ghost Town inspiration board
Pinterest has become my new addiction. On my profile I have
pins for pretty pictures from some of my favourite topics. This ranges from
Disney to Final Fantasy to my favourite books.
When building my characters in my story I like to visualize what
they and the world I am building will look like. A picture paints a thousand words and Pinterest helps me
reach that in my word count.
Below is a link to my inspiration board for my first novel “The
Misfits of Ghost Town”
Thursday, 11 June 2015
The Misfits of Ghost Town on Kindle Unlimited
If you are signed up to Amazon Kindle Unlimited why not take
a chance and read my debut novel for free!
The Misfits of Ghost Town
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...
A ghostly book filled with magic and adventure that will
take you on a hauntingly awesome journey.
Happy Reading :)
Verity
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