First up, while reading through my lovely editor’s letter, I have been making notes on *her* notes as I go.
This week, I also wrote out my own broad-scale to-do list, to summarise for myself the main changes I need to make.
Again, some bits are still a bit fuzzy in my head… 2/
…But I feel clear enough at this stage to dive into the MS itself.
STEP ONE: SAVE AS NEW WORD DOC.
(Heaven help those of you who edit your original manuscripts 😱😱😱)
ps For the record, “Draft 2” really means draft about 5 🤣
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Now I can go in big and brutal, deleting whole sections (MY POOR DARLINGS!!!), moving whole chapters, etc.
I’m also highlighting in blue sections I’ll need to revisit & rewrite properly.
For now, it’s moving the big bits of furniture and leaving blue signposts for future-me 🤣 4/
I’ve worked on the MS for two days so far (about 4 hours total 🫠).
I’m about 100/369 pages in, but like I say, this is just chopping and changing big stuff, and I still have LOADS of those blue sections to properly re-write.
My deadline is 3rd April (with some wiggle room). 5/
I’m at work at the psychology practice all day tomorrow, so won’t get any writing / editing done then.
But then I’m on leave for two weeks, so hopefully will be able to make plenty of #AmEditing progress then.
Tune back in this weekend when I’ll be back at it! 6/
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The final Cass Report is out today.
I’ll try to give an overview of the main findings
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There’s going to be A LOT of heated discussion about the report online and in the media.
I’m going to try and stay factual and positive 🤗
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The review was commissioned by NHS England, in response to various issues and concerns about NHS gender identity services for children and young people. The aim was to make evidence-based recommendations about the best ways forward.
The review took a multi-pronged approach. 2/
The work proved well hard 😅 not least due to the huge toxicity in the debates around transgender issues.
This very charged and polarised landscape continues and this report will no doubt be received and discuss in that context 😬 3/
Thank you, Megan. I’m listening with an open mind & will wait to hear the full series before drawing my conclusions.
I was disappointed, though, that (in this episode at least) you repeat @jk_rowling’s severe misrepresentation of Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill as… 1/
…allowing trans people to use a new “self ID” process to “access single-sex services or spaces with no (medical) gatekeeping”.
As JK has been informed *many times*, the UK’s legal gender recognition process (covered by our Gender Recognition Act 2004)… 2/
…has *no* impact on access to / exclusion from single-sex services for trans people.
Ref👆: equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/ne…
(NB: The Equality & Human Rights Commission is the UK’s statutory body for oversight and guidance on UK equality laws.)
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⭐️The #EditLetter — a 🧵⭐️
So…I’ve just received the letter from my editor for my fourth psychological suspense novel (due out early 2024).
I thought I’d write a thread with a blow by blow account of this part of the writing process, to motivate myself & share some insights! 1/
My lovely editor starts off with some enthusiastic praise, using words like “complex“, “intriguing“, “ambitious“, “brimming with potential“ and “set to be your best book yet”.
As a psychologist, I know all about the “shit sandwich“, but trust me, it really does help! 2/
She follows this up with fifteen pages of suggested improvements 🤣
I very very quickly skimmed them yesterday to get a sense of the overall gist. Today I am armed with pen & pencil for my proper first pass through her notes.
Back soon to let you know how I get on #EditLetter 3/
Okay, writing comrades!
Line edits for #IllNeverTell are DONE and the first 40k words of my 4th book are with my agent so...
🤩
...it's time for another of #PhilippasTutorials!
This one is all about the final INTERNAL genre:
🧭🧭🧭 The MORALITY genre 🧭🧭🧭
#WritingCommnunity 1/
Don't fret if you've missed any of the previous tutorials. I will link to all of them at the end of this tutorial thread.
For now, let's dive in! 2/
First, let's recap what an INTERNAL genre is:
INTERNAL genres track the *inner character arcs* that our protagonist(s) go through.
It can be the main GENRE for your story, or be married with one of the EXTERNAL genres to create a richly-layered story with a powerful theme. 3/
Morning, brilliant people!🤩
It’s a lovely sunny day here so just let me get installed in my #hammock & we’ll kick off another #PhilippasTutorials!
Today I’m taking a quick break from the INTERNAL genres to look at the PERFORMANCE genre.
Who’s game?!
#StoryGenre
#WritingCommunity
Happy Monday, everyone! Who's ready for the next of #PhilippasTutorials?
Today, we'll be carrying on our exploration of INTERNAL genres, this time turning our attention to the STATUS 🤩🤩🤩 genre, and it's sub-types.
Let's buckle up!
#StoryGenre
#WritingCommunity 1/
Hang on though...
Let's take a step back for a moment and remind ourselves what we are talking about with INTERNAL genres.
INTERNAL genres map *internal character change*.
(EXTERNAL genres like ACTION, CRIME or PERFORMANCE map external situations and events). 2/
INTERNAL and EXTERNAL genres can work together to create a satisfyingly-layered story.
The INTERNAL genre that you choose to combine with your EXTERNAL genre can make a big difference to the "colour" and "flavour" of the main story you're telling. 3/