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lauraanne_gilman) wrote2009-01-09 09:24 am
lauraanne_gilman) wrote2009-01-09 09:24 am
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Sometimes, It Happens.
Argh. Have decided reason why writing on PACK OF LIES is going slow is because the opening is Wrong. Not bad -- it actually reads quite well -- but not the right way to start the action.
The temptation is to ignore that and plow on through. But, for me at least, that doesn't work. You can go back and fix details later, but when the entire scene is wrong, it's like trying to walk down a dead end...eventually you're going to hit a wall [aka 'writers' block']. So best to backtrack to where it went wrong, and get it Right.
It's only about 1000 words that need to be tossed, thankfully, and I'm pretty sure I know how to go about it now, but Argh.
Still keeping that opening line, tho.
EtA: also, just had idea for next Bonnie short story. Oy. Working title: "Little Monsters." Anyone want to offer me money for it now, so I can justify working on it?
The temptation is to ignore that and plow on through. But, for me at least, that doesn't work. You can go back and fix details later, but when the entire scene is wrong, it's like trying to walk down a dead end...eventually you're going to hit a wall [aka 'writers' block']. So best to backtrack to where it went wrong, and get it Right.
It's only about 1000 words that need to be tossed, thankfully, and I'm pretty sure I know how to go about it now, but Argh.
Still keeping that opening line, tho.
EtA: also, just had idea for next Bonnie short story. Oy. Working title: "Little Monsters." Anyone want to offer me money for it now, so I can justify working on it?