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February Consistency Challenge
I've been quite focused on writing and revising my first chapter. I joined the Novel Beginnings challenge in ProWritingAid and have close to 5000 words which is the limit in the challenge. I have received two rounds of critiques on Scribophile and done two AI critiques on ProWritingAid. I did some revisions to make the first scene keep moving and to show more about the characters. I just finished another revision in which I worked on establishing the omnicient POV sooner and added a scene with the antagonist. I also added some writing to show the protagonist having a more gradual change of state and develop the minor characters more through unique dialogue. I plan on also revising a bit to give the protagonist more agency as she is passively following along a lot as her allies educate her about her new environment.
I thought I would need to include the first and second chapters to have the 5000 words, but as I revise, I'm adding more words and it might just be the first chapter.
The biggest win is that I am enjoying the revising process. I previously dreaded it when I wrote mostly poetry and it would flow out with the feelings of the moment. I saw no need for major revisions once the moment passed. But now, writing a novel and learning about all the aspects of building the structure and flow, it's more like a sculpture or painting I can return to and add layers of the story.
One question I have is about creating unique ways of speaking for the different characters in the dialogue to show more of their personalities. Any siggestions for techniques or exercises to do for this would be much appreciated.
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February Consistency Challenge
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