Writing, editing, rereading
Writing is a long process for me if it truly starts at the concept of the story. I like to let ideas brew until the writing pours out of me in a frenzy. Editing is spent carving away all of the excess and getting to reread (and re-reread) a clean well paced version of what has been rolling around in my mind.
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For the past few years I’ve set reading goals to encourage myself to pick up more books. 2023’s goal was 50 books, I read 24. 2024 I kept the same goal and read 41. Last year I decided to up the goal and aim for 60. During December I read 14 books and for the
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This winter I am finalizing edits on my mystery novel, currently code named White. It takes place in winter (during an ice storm!) so this is the perfect season to finalize all the little fixes I’ve highlighted on rereads. When the slush of February starts to melt I’ll start writing Red, a spooky guy I’ve
Kelly M. Hannon 