tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post939612385710296642..comments2023-05-30T04:55:18.889-05:00Comments on A Writer's Blog: Something Wasn't WorkingScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-40581191527991326082010-05-20T07:58:01.511-05:002010-05-20T07:58:01.511-05:00Oh, I totally get that. I should be doing that wit...Oh, I totally get that. I should be doing that with Monarch, but I still need to let it sit for just a bit longer, then I've got some final edits to do.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-86865478039428596752010-05-20T07:56:18.250-05:002010-05-20T07:56:18.250-05:00Stina – I didn’t eliminate the character, just his...Stina – I didn’t eliminate the character, just his perspective. I’ve only done this in Chapter One, so far, but I felt such a feeling of ‘rightness’ once I did this. I’ve struggled off and on with this character’s perspective for a while now, but it took the moment of epiphany for me to realize the perspective had to go.<br /><br />Bossy Betty – yep, it’s great. Thanks.<br /><br />Jemi – thanks. I think these epiphanies happen all throughout the writing process. Some are small, others medium, and some are just big . . . like eliminating a perspective.<br /><br />Lady Glamis – I am working on the fantasy piece as well. This other project is one I definitely want to query, maybe later this year, maybe next year. It’s always in the back of my mind. So, as I’m working away at work the other day my thoughts kept coming back to this project, this child of my heart and mind, and what I needed to do to a) eliminate the words I need to eliminate and b) make it the best I can possibly make it. As I mentioned in my response to Stina, “I’ve struggled off and on with this character’s perspective”. Everything just came to a head. So, I revise one chapter per night (well, most nights, sometimes life is too crazy) and then do some work on the fantasy project. It’s all about balance!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-1676779197146733992010-05-19T23:18:30.950-05:002010-05-19T23:18:30.950-05:00So are you not working on your fantasy piece right...So are you not working on your fantasy piece right now? Hmm... :(<br /><br />I had to do this with Monarch on my huge rewrite. I had two characters that both served the same purpose, and I ended up combining them into one person. That was a very difficult decision, but it worked out great in the end.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-63380216029831090792010-05-19T18:34:37.205-05:002010-05-19T18:34:37.205-05:00Congrats on the quiet epiphany! I had a similar fe...Congrats on the quiet epiphany! I had a similar feeling in my previous ms - but it was about the beginning not a person.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-58204992124188813992010-05-19T09:13:13.416-05:002010-05-19T09:13:13.416-05:00Isn't it great when this kind of stuff happens...Isn't it great when this kind of stuff happens--when there is a realization? Happy revision!Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-68976315228454414472010-05-19T06:47:16.055-05:002010-05-19T06:47:16.055-05:00I had two crit partners who couldn't tell my t...I had two crit partners who couldn't tell my two characters apart (the mc's bbfs). I didn't think they were anything alike (one had ADHD), but I did, at one critter's suggestion, cut one friend. The story was much stronger for it. <br /><br />Okay, I did have another character (guy) replace one character in the first chapter for sake of the dialogue. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com