Author Archive: Dorlana Vann
Writing Diary Entry #5
Well, I don’t feel like it has been a very productive week … June 29 – July 5 Trouble with Men Series book #3 – words written: 3253 I struggled pretty much the entire week. Since I really don’t know anything about the end of my book yet, it’s trial and error. This week had …
Writing Diary Entry #4
June 22 – June 28 This week went to book 3 of my series. And I didn’t actually have a chance to write on it at the end of the week. I didn’t work on the fairy tale at all, and it doesn’t look good for this week either. I received some edits back from …
Cover Reveal: The Trouble with Snowmen
I am super excited to share the cover for my upcoming romantic comedy, THE TROUBLE WITH SNOWMEN (Trouble with Men series book 1). It will be available in eBook August 2015 (Soul Mate Publishing) the print book to follow (date TBA). Here’s what it is all about: A case of mistaken identity sets the stage for opposites …
Rough Draft Diary Entry #3
June 15 – June 21 Not a lot of words written last week – but I feel I needed this time to get my thoughts together. So you can guess what my goal is for this week – type, type, type … Trouble with Men Series book #3 – words written: 779 When I opened …
Rough Draft Diary Entry #2
June 8 – June 14 As you see below, I kind of favored one book over the other last week. Trouble with Men Series book #3 – words written: 807 Hopefully, I’ll get back to it sometime this week, but I have a final scene in the other book that I have to finish. YA …
Rough Draft Diary Entry #1
So I decided to work on the rough drafts of two books at the same time. I do like being able to have another book to go to if I get stalled on the other – but they are so different that it’s a huge mindset change whenever I do go to the next book. …
Don’t Ignore your Inner Editor
(Writing advice I disagree with #1) I believe NANOWRIMO made the advice to never go back and edit during your rough draft stage very popular. And, over the years, it seems to be one of the top items on everyone’s writing suggestions. Keep your focus forward – Don’t look back – Ignore your inner editor …
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