10 thoughts on “Slow and Steady – By a Hare – Chapter Four”
This chapter was kinda rough. I promised myself that I wouldn’t comb the manuscript endlessly before posting. My ‘passes’ on the text are more than typo-hunting. I look for flow and excessive wording or the overstating of concepts/ideas, etc. I also look for what I missed, like threads. For instance, in the first scene of this chapter, I almost forgot to include Kin’s ongoing battle with his impulses. (Whoops.) I did catch it on my ‘I-swear-this-is-the-last’ pass of the scene. So, I’m glad I caught it. But it also means, for this serial, that I need a Must Be Included checklist. Which I now have.
What’s next? Well, I’m gonna write the whole ‘tortoise catches up to the sleeping hare’ scene. Really looking forward to it, too!
OMG! The pressure for the chase scene!!! I’m both dreading and looking forward to writing it, deleting it, and writing it about a good ten times before getting it pretty darn close to being what I want it to be. But no pressure. None… 🙂
Thanks for posting these chapters! Definitely looking forward to seeing how the story progresses. Enjoying the characters and their interactions. And, of course, the humor (drainage issues, rope, love it)!
You’re welcome, Annemarie! I’m trying to come up with something good for the rope that will make everyone happy (readers, Kin, and Rez!). Thank you so much for reading!
Very interesting characters. It’s nice how they misinterpret each other’s abilities. I look forward to watching them discover their impressions are mistaken.
I adore writing this particular trope, The Misunderstanding, with the tiniest dash of Pride and Prejudice and Willful Ignorance tossed in! Thank you so much for reading, Carol!
Writing All Realms of Romance: SFR - PNR - Fantasy 
This chapter was kinda rough. I promised myself that I wouldn’t comb the manuscript endlessly before posting. My ‘passes’ on the text are more than typo-hunting. I look for flow and excessive wording or the overstating of concepts/ideas, etc. I also look for what I missed, like threads. For instance, in the first scene of this chapter, I almost forgot to include Kin’s ongoing battle with his impulses. (Whoops.) I did catch it on my ‘I-swear-this-is-the-last’ pass of the scene. So, I’m glad I caught it. But it also means, for this serial, that I need a Must Be Included checklist. Which I now have.
What’s next? Well, I’m gonna write the whole ‘tortoise catches up to the sleeping hare’ scene. Really looking forward to it, too!
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Mmm…. I can’t wait to see him catch up to her!
And I’m anticipating a good chase seen here in the future! I love a good chase! 🤩
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OMG! The pressure for the chase scene!!! I’m both dreading and looking forward to writing it, deleting it, and writing it about a good ten times before getting it pretty darn close to being what I want it to be. But no pressure. None… 🙂
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Cant wait to see what’s next !!!
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Thanks for posting these chapters! Definitely looking forward to seeing how the story progresses. Enjoying the characters and their interactions. And, of course, the humor (drainage issues, rope, love it)!
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FYI I tried posting above comment with Chapter 5 but kept getting an error.
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Thank for letting me know about the issues. I’ll look into it!
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You’re welcome, Annemarie! I’m trying to come up with something good for the rope that will make everyone happy (readers, Kin, and Rez!). Thank you so much for reading!
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Very interesting characters. It’s nice how they misinterpret each other’s abilities. I look forward to watching them discover their impressions are mistaken.
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I adore writing this particular trope, The Misunderstanding, with the tiniest dash of Pride and Prejudice and Willful Ignorance tossed in! Thank you so much for reading, Carol!
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