tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965655170473148428.post3439961967070247751..comments2018-09-24T16:28:49.805-07:00Comments on Novel Beginnings: So Many Good Books, So Little TimeKeriann Greaney Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965655170473148428.post-78221463070547502882011-04-18T12:58:31.366-07:002011-04-18T12:58:31.366-07:00The title of this post is the number one dilhema o...The title of this post is the number one dilhema of my life lol. Though I think your TBR pile exceeds mine at the moment. Have fun reading!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965655170473148428.post-43018433521093820382011-04-11T07:17:10.381-07:002011-04-11T07:17:10.381-07:00Hi Keriann!
It's always reassuring to read ab...Hi Keriann!<br /><br />It's always reassuring to read about the struggles of other writers! I'm a go-straight-through kind of gal, but this makes me end up writing long. Really looooong. I include too many filler scenes and then I have to cut, cut, cut HUGE chunks! I've learned to look at those scenes, figure out where there's vital info, and insert it elsewhere. <br /><br />I think this will always be an issue for me. I've just learned how to better handle it. That might be a way to think about these kinds of problems-- write in whatever way feels natural to you. You can always make changes once you've gotten it all down! Good luck!Stephanie@thecrackedslipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304153990360275910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965655170473148428.post-3498675529720143082011-04-09T16:56:13.347-07:002011-04-09T16:56:13.347-07:00@Andrew - I think I will try the swiss cheese meth...@Andrew - I think I will try the swiss cheese method for now. I'm sure I'll develop my skills the more I write and hopefully will be able to write straight through someday. That's my goal.<br /><br />@Anita - You're so sweet! Thanks for helping me promote my blog. I'm still learning how I write and I guess that's the hard/frustrating part sometimes. I just hope to get to the end somehow and have a finished MS. I would be so disappointed in myself if I just gave up. But I don't think I will let myself give up so that gives me hope :). Plus I really like my story and I want to tell it!Keriann Greaney Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965655170473148428.post-60633269160938346922011-04-08T17:37:55.084-07:002011-04-08T17:37:55.084-07:00Hey there Keriann! I haven't been on twitter t...Hey there Keriann! I haven't been on twitter today (self-imposed isolation in hopes to get some wordage in). I told you I'd RT this, so I might pop in there tomorrow and do that (though I fear it will suck me in--lol). <br /><br />It's like Andrew said, there's really not a right or wrong way to write a book. You just write, and figure out what works for you. I used to have a crit partner who wrote tons of diff scenes from diff parts of the story. Then she'd have to go back later and write transitional scenes to tie them together. <br /><br />It worked for her, but I could never write like that. I have to plow straight through it. All that matters is you get out that book so you can start the revision process. That's when you piece it and polish it. Great post!Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965655170473148428.post-78605119316938068662011-04-08T11:31:53.197-07:002011-04-08T11:31:53.197-07:00I think you're right, and there is no answer t...I think you're right, and there is no answer to this. Some directors only ever film a movie straight through from beginning to end. Some film scenes out of order. Personally, I write straight through. Sometimes, I will go back and add things in, but everything plays out linearly in my head, so that's how I write it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com