tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611561027305931377.post9202394480432595622..comments2024-03-29T07:27:05.324+00:00Comments on Romantic Novelists' Association Blog: Editing: What do authors' miss?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679564568712601070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611561027305931377.post-13616579580651718852014-10-28T16:53:00.469+00:002014-10-28T16:53:00.469+00:00Thank you for those tips. Very useful. Recently I ...Thank you for those tips. Very useful. Recently I found I had two characters with the same name - Meena! How could I have done that? But I did. <br />Marilyn Rodwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195015482003617317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611561027305931377.post-64131291747598237382014-10-24T14:16:57.030+01:002014-10-24T14:16:57.030+01:00Thank you for most useful advice. I drew up a tim...Thank you for most useful advice. I drew up a time-scale for the characters in my book; ages, careers, life events, the full background. Though continuing to 'write' in my head the book lapsed until sheer embarrassment (did you ever finish that book you were writing?)forced me to pick up my pen again. That was when I learned about miss-timing and I had to age my main protagonist by about 10 years and change all her family's details I'd laid down at the beginning. Thank you Jay for the thoughtful article.Moya Goatleynoreply@blogger.com