Rewrite

Not much blogging being done lately - but masses of writing - honest!

I am overhauling my novel big time at the moment following advice from my writing buddy and that shown in 'Write a Blockbuster' - mentioned in my last blog.   My novel falls foul mainly because of wordy over description and not applying the 'show don't tell' rule (because until now I've not really understood what it means!)

I've written a science fiction novel so there is a lot to explain but I see now the importance of giving the reader bits of information, so they can use their own imagination to build a picture.  I don't have to tell them everything.  That way the novel becomes personal to them. 

I now understand the 'show don't tell' term - it can take a little while to grasp but I realise in many of my action scenes I'm relating something back to the reader rather that taking them right to the action and making them part of it - this is what makes a book come to life. 
I have been impatient to finish and get my MS off to agents quickly but there's no point until that MS is the best it can be - until the words leap out of the page, grab an agent by the balls and scream, "GET ME PUBLISHED."