tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post2217375837526891503..comments2023-11-22T13:50:02.214-05:00Comments on Fiction Forge Indy: Knit One, Purl Two . . . Rip it ApartHeather McGrailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977311711658865833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post-78459167623186894262013-08-05T10:19:27.566-04:002013-08-05T10:19:27.566-04:00So far I've done a bit of reading and touching...So far I've done a bit of reading and touching up, but mainly I spent a lot of time noting tough questions--some of them from readers in the past, some of them just those things we all try to avoid and pretend they don't matter. Plus, I've done some highly productive staring off into space, on the back porch, in the shower, on my bike--well, I didn't just stare while riding, but I did focus on the novel and the ripping out of stitches. Some excellent ideas for ratcheting up the tension, so I've gone back and started revising and tightening early chapters and mainly dropping in some foreshadowing...and as I do that, I get more ideas and make more notes. I've been away from the novel long enough that I feel I can be more objective and productive about changes and deletions. Fun!David M. Hasslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902975745598197198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post-73738071224455167442013-08-03T17:46:52.423-04:002013-08-03T17:46:52.423-04:00Oh, and writing is never a waste of time. I'm...Oh, and writing is never a waste of time. I'm with Keith on this. Heather McGrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977311711658865833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post-10150287447883142892013-08-03T17:45:07.827-04:002013-08-03T17:45:07.827-04:00I have a teacher friend who wrote a novel several ...I have a teacher friend who wrote a novel several years ago. I encouraged him to rewrite/revise/something. He pulled it out and just read it. Didn't do anything else. Just read it. <br />Since it had been a few years, I think some distance and some time made it easier to look at it with fresh eyes and less bias. He said the changes he should make were clear, but he was also proud of the work he had done.<br />So maybe just start by reading it?Heather McGrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977311711658865833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post-34510652962563834662013-08-02T08:58:18.562-04:002013-08-02T08:58:18.562-04:00Good advice, Keith!
Okay, day one, the drawer is...Good advice, Keith! <br /><br />Okay, day one, the drawer is open. How does one go about this process? First thought is to analyze the novel from that structural perspective and see where it seems to "fit" the model, and where it fails . . . and then try to decide how (and if) it makes sense to re-knit the piece. It feels like standing beside a lake on a chill, late summer morning, knowing that first plunge into the water will stun . . .hold your breath . . . GO!David M. Hasslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902975745598197198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531303716851976145.post-80173109166980649812013-08-01T18:36:31.999-04:002013-08-01T18:36:31.999-04:00If Story Engineering gives you a different perspec...If Story Engineering gives you a different perspective, a different angle to the same story, then pull it out and go for it. We have talked about Story Engineering a lot, and from reading it myself, I have a feeling you will see a new angle not there before, a new plot point not there prior. If this doesn't work this time, it will never be wasted time. Writing is NEVER wasted time. Find a different drawer to put it in and this time forget where you put it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072321005436215912noreply@blogger.com