Pernell Rogers – Writer

Archive for March, 2019

Hello all. I asked my editor for a developmental edit of my upcoming collection of stories, and I received the feedback this past Friday. I was impressed how well she pointed out my strengths and weaknesses. My personal thoughts are anyone wishing to publish a story should send it through developmental editing. I’m lacking reviews for my stories, so getting feedback is extremely difficult. A developmental edit helps fill in that gap.

During a quick search, I found the following website that explains the different aspects of editing:

There are many more that explain the same subject, but I like this one. Most of my other editing revolved around copyediting and proofreading only. I think I have to include developmental editing now for all my writing.

For this upcoming collection, she recommended I remove certain sections of my stories because they tend to bog it down, and I agree.

A spark lit in my mind.

For those that join my mailing list, I will send them the backstory information of each character in my stories. I write backstories all the time to help me understand their motivations, and in case my readers need to understand also, here’s their chance to get it directly from me.

Until next time! Keep reading!

Hello all. I’ve been trying to work two stories simultaneously. One is a short story while the other is my first novel. I’m still using the Story Grid method, but I’m finding myself being very caught up in my characters lives and slowly losing the plots.

For the short story, my protagonist’s characterization is well developed, but the supernatural element is vague. I took a break from it to ponder how I can make it more concrete.

As for the novel, I introduced a new character that is more ‘human’ than the others, and the story took a sharp turn. I found a different supernatural element I could use, but that means modifying my current Foolscap outline (it’s part of the Story Grid method).

In reality, that’s one of the aspects I love about writing. Once you start viewing the world through your character’s eyes, they can take over, and their actions will drive the story.

I’m going to dive back into the short story this weekend so I can finish the rough draft. That is my goal. The novel will have to wait, even though I REALLY want to work on it.

Just had to vent a little. Take care, everyone!