It can be a difficulty if you’re like me and you tend to chain scenes together, but for the purposes of the list, I just broke them up where I thought it made sense or where they might be divided if I need to move parts of them around. From now on, I’ll be adding to it whenever I finish a scene (usually every 2-3 days for a longer scene or chain of scenes). I’m really happy with it and it’s already proved its worth. So, provided I’m diligent about updating the list, it’s also a really nice form of instant gratification to see it move from a mess to a nice clean list. The list is color-coded with new scenes to write and with notes to add to existing scenes. My outline board is great for what’s coming, but not so great for seeing exactly what I’ve done - I have an awful memory and it’s easy for me to get mixed up about what happened in what order, especially if I’ve made changes to it. However, this was really necessary as a record of what I’d written so I could revise it effectively, and it’ll only get more important as the book gets longer. I don’t want to get bogged down in cataloging my project, I just want to get the thing done. I love lists, but I didn’t really want to do this one. Anyway, I’m adding scenes, and to that end, I’ve made a scene list. So, this month has been a little slow because of that, and just because I haven’t done much in general. I’ll get it in decent shape and then move on, I’m not editing even to the paragraph level yet, just the scene level.įor everyone’s reference, I hate replacing scenes I’ve already written. I also needed to add some more action since it started off talky, as I mentioned last month. I decided to go ahead and add scenes to this first section and edit on a macro scale, moving scenes around and checking for overall coherence. I’m almost done with the first section! The protagonists will have left planet number 1 by next month. I’ve been doing some editing and scene replacements this month, so the word count hasn’t changed a lot. From that line alone, I think it's safe to say that we all desperately need this book.My outline board looks the same, and I’m at 11,792 words. ![]() These are authentic teens with attitudes, sound tracks, and sexual curiosity." -Booklist, starred review ''This Stonewall Honor Book, drawn with deceptively sketchy art, tells the soulful story of the intense relationship between a shy, bisexual pretty boy and a lesbian with the appetite of a trucker.'' -Ian Chipman, for Booklist's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth: 2012 "Let's get right to it: this graphic novel is about two a) artistic, b) music-loving, c) Jewish, and d) genderqueer friends who consider becoming something more. Although the work appears sketchy at first glance, every line is clear and every word is clarifying. Though the book describes itself as a genderqueer tale, it shares with yaoi (boy love manga) a searing energy of unrequited love, a passion that unfulfilled is more gripping to readers than the actual coupling of characters could ever be." - Lambda Literary "Merey's soulful story shows just how tenuous our understanding of identity, friendship, and romance can be. "And so this is a story powered by yearning. ![]() Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2012
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