During a writing sprint/teaching video on Dave and Angie Smuin’s YouTube channel I made notes on their helpful explanation of the three stages of editing. While doing this I realized that my descriptions of action need to be edited so they are logical and can be easily visualized by readers.
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My Fairy Tale Book ~ update
Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs, by Frederic William Burton
Today, I finished the final draft. Please stay tuned for stories about love, hate, revenge, forgiveness, and redemption. . .
To do, or not to do, a story-frame
Once upon a time, a little old lady finished a small book of fairy tales. She lived happily ever after until she realized she still had to wrestle with whether to include a story-frame to connect them. Did the frame she had drafted, and its somewhat muddy premise, add to the story? Or should she create a short preface for each tale that could connect them?
My fairy tale book – How things are going
An endearing Clip Art conception of Snow White’s tale
I may have forgotten to say that my book contains retellings for adults. Here’s my progress:
May 15 – I finished editing #1 of 4 tales – Cinder-girl
May 17 – I finished editing #2 – Snow White
May 18 – I worked on edits and format of #4 – Beauty and the Beast
I’m leaving edits on #3 until last – Briar Rose