Day 12 – Clarify the Theme

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today I will identify my theme and use it to guide my revisions. I should have several examples of the theme throughout … Continue reading

Day 11 – Focus the Point of View

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today I will focus on making the most of POV and examine how my characters see the world around them. … Continue reading

Day 10 – Balance the Backstory

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s focus is on making sure the backstory is both necessary and entertaining for my readers. I am to focus … Continue reading

Day 8 – Flesh Out the Character Development

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days     at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s focus is on fleshing out my characters. Are they believable, likable or compelling, and if not, what might … Continue reading

Day 6 – Clarify the Stakes and Consequences

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days  at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s focus is on fixing any low stakes so what my characters do actually matters to them and the readers. … Continue reading

Day 5 – Clarify the Conflict and Tension

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days       at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s assignment is all about making sure there is enough conflict and tension throughout the book to keep … Continue reading

Day 4 – Clarify the Goals and Motivations

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days  at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s assignment is to tackle any weak or missing goals and make sure the character motivations are clear, logical and … Continue reading

Day 3 – Analyze the Scene Structure

This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days     at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today I was asked to look at each scene in my story and decide if it contained goals, conflict, … Continue reading