Ahh, the art of rewriting. I’m not so much a fan of it, but when it has to be done, it has to be done. It’s been mentioned more than once to me, that my hero ( in the first three chapters) is an asshole.
Well, of course that has to be changed. He’s an Alpha, not a jerk. So after work today I wrote out a new outline for my first three chapters in which I’ve rearranged the scenes and their content around. I’ve changed up the dialogue and the reactions.
I want Sam to be considered as a caring Alpha, he’ll do what he needs to, to complete his job, but he won’t stoop down to the level of harassment, which is what he was originally doing and which was not my intention.
The good news: I think the first chapters will be much stronger for it and I’m actually excited about making my story better which outweighs my dislike of rewriting and editing.
The bad news: It’s a little time consuming because instead of being able to move forward on my edits tonight like I wanted, I have spent all day taking care of the rewrite.
The good news: Once it’s done, I don’t think I’ll have to do another rewrite, rather just revisions and editing.
The bad news: I feel pressed for time even more now because although I still have a month until the Golden Heart deadline, but time flies and I’ve already been at this a week and haven’t gotten past chapter three revisions. 
Stay tuned as I keep you posted on my Golden Heart Journey!
Until next time,
Kaycee
You know, I had an asshole hero in my story Bluestocking Christmas. But he got redeemed by late in Chapter 4 I think. So don’t worry too much about him being redeemed in the first three. If readers see something, even a little something, they’ll read.
by Monica Burns October 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm ♦Thanks Monica. Yeah, I’m still having him be very persistent and I’m keeping some of the stuff that makes him who he is, but I’m just working on giving more glimpses into his good natured side. I had too many judges/crits/beta readers tell me he’s too much of an asshole, so i’m just toning it down a bit. Not too much, but enough so that my readers won’t get PO’d lol. The scene restructuring is actually making the story meld better, I should have done it a long time ago, but wasn’t sure how until I sat down and did a quick outline. So really, his attitude’s toned down just a bit and the scenes are in a different order than before. Thanks for the support though! I really appreciate it. Doing a big contest like this is kind of nerve wracking lol.
by admin October 25th, 2009 at 8:03 pm ♦
I wish you very good luck and may you win with your entry. 
by Kathy Crouch October 26th, 2009 at 4:26 pm ♦Kaycee good luck with your entry I just don’t have anything ready to even consider the Golden Heart. I had hoped but it ain’t happening
Thanks for the support Kathy. I was lucky to have a completed MS at the time they announced the contest and now i’m just using the next month to polish it up before submission!
by admin October 26th, 2009 at 10:37 pm ♦