The_Mafia_Gal

Hey there!
          
          I just wanted to drop by and say thank you for your support in the past! You were among the very first readers of Russian Gambit (I think it was still  named The Puppeteer back then) and I was super grateful for your kind comments.
          
          The book has now been picked up for publishing and while I'm super excited about this, it also means that I won't be around on Wattpad that often in the future.
          
          I really hope we can stay connected. All my social media profiles and my website are in my Wattpad bio, so feel free to drop me a message any time.
          
          All the best and thank you again!
          Laureline

The_Mafia_Gal

Thank you so much for voting on The Puppeteer!

wingardiumleveosa

It is. Thank you so much!!
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The_Mafia_Gal

@The_Mafia_Gal I hope that this was at least a little bit helpful. ❤️
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The_Mafia_Gal

@wingardiumleveosa I think it really comes down to "hours spent". It takes me roughly a week to write and edit a chapter, sometimes even longer. In addition, I have a lot of help from a friend who beta reads every word I write (she's super professional and thorough with her feedback, so it helps me a lot in the development process. And just as an example, in some of the tougher cases a chapter needs four to five iterations between us alone to get it to a working level).
            
            Other than that, I delete roughly 40-50% of what I write, so I need to write about 3k words to get to my usual 1.5k word chapter length. Personally I found that deleting a lot of what you write helps to focus the chapter on what is important and it really helps smooth the transitions.
            
            After the “delete and replace” marathon I usually read my chapters out loud once (or have them read to me by the "speech/voice function" of my laptop). Hearing what I’ve written usually helps pinpoint the odd parts and smooth them out.
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