Hopfield is Writing

Editing

  • I HAVE BEEN EDITING

    Yes. You read that correctly. I have actually been editing my work. And it’s like exercising: when I’m doing it, I can’t remember why I’m so resistant to it. I’m still working on the fourth draft of Rini & Butler,… Continue reading

    I HAVE BEEN EDITING

  • The First Step after the Edit

    I forgot the most important thing that comes with a full manuscript. The cover page. The dreaded cover page. I know a lot more about cover pages now than I did when they were fifteen, but when I think about… Continue reading

    The First Step after the Edit

  • Editing an Old Flame

    I have two projects I’m meant to be editing, and I am currently editing neither of those. When I was experimenting with different genres, I started writing The Baker and the Accountant. The title is just to remind me what’s… Continue reading

    Editing an Old Flame

  • On the Edit

    I’m currently editing the second draft of my first completed novel (not technically the first but the first that I felt ‘this is it’ when the last sentence wrote itself) and it’s a grind every time I do a draft,… Continue reading