Mallory’s Story
Why is my first WIP named Mallory’s Story? Um, well, it’s not. That’s just what I’m calling it right now. I’m at a loss for titles to all of my WIPs. Help me name it. I won’t mind. 
Mallory is deep in her 6th draft, by the way! Beta comments are coming in so I am working hard when not jumping back to Hayes’ draft.
And if you want more back story on why and how I put this video together, then step on over to this blog post.
*I’m taking down the old first chapter of this WIP draft, but I’ll leave you with the opening to the book…
“Rise and shine, pretty boy!” I shout at him, but he doesn’t respond. Of course not. Almost two months have passed and I’m still dead.
Evan rolls over with a sigh and slaps in the wrong direction for the alarm. I suppress a smile, as if he could see my expression. He stumbles out of bed yawning and stretching. His boxers make a tent and I laugh, feeling awkward as usual.
I follow him into the bathroom, but spin to face the wall when he strips off his plaid underwear and steps into the shower. The hooks clink across the shower rod and I turn back around to wait. Evan has been naked in front of me before, but each instance felt too invasive. I choose to look away whenever possible now.
It takes a minute, but soon his ritual morning sounds begin. Evan busts out a few notes that are too sparse to make a real melody, a gruff bird lacking a tune. I chime in with him and try to morph it into a song. Really, he’d be surprised at how good we are at this.
His shower lasts longer than normal, or maybe it just feels that way to me. Time is a funny thing to judge when it’s all you have. All you have, and yet you still tend to lose track of it.
This is awesome! How far are you into this? I can’t wait to read more.
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Thank you
I’m in 4th draft. I wrote 500 pages in a month and so it needed a HUGE overhaul for second edit. I gave it to betas part way through that and they helped me with the third edit. 
THEN I realized I needed to change a few other things… SO it’s in 4th. I’ll do another round of betas soon and then I’ll query after those changes. 
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Wow. I can’t even fathom writing 500 pages in a month. I can hardly write two a day (which makes sense I suppose, since I go to school for eight hours, have homework, and then go to bed at ten sharp).
The definition of beta readers is still a bit fuzzy in my head. It’s one of the few common “writers’ terms” that I don’t have down. Could you give me your own definition?
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Madeleine- It isn’t common, I’m sure. I’ll find out after I get done with these edits.
It was probably from holding back my writing for so long. 
A beta reader is a someone that reads your books/stories for you. They can have different purposes depending on your needs. They are there to do a run through of your story in order to better it. They may look for plot holes, grammar mistakes, character issues, awkward dialogue, etc. They’re there to help you make your story the best it can be.
Not sure if that’s a great definition, but hope it helps.
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i love this, regan! GREAT opening.
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GREAT video and GREAT concept! Go for it–you’ve got the spark!
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Amazing! I want to read more!!!
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