tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post7968283914892685352..comments2011-02-15T09:33:51.133+10:30Comments on Paris Empire: Pre-loved scenesRachel Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-29950878863106086222009-01-28T17:04:00.000+10:302009-01-28T17:04:00.000+10:30Kathleen - I guess I'm just very short on writing...Kathleen - I guess I'm just very short on writing time at them moment, almost to the point my story has ground to a halt, and any re-writing feels like I'm treading water. But I know I'm not. And you're so right!<BR/><BR/>Reisa - Whath's that thu thay? (bg)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-39308401466750803092009-01-24T14:48:00.000+10:302009-01-24T14:48:00.000+10:30Don't lick that beater, Rachel! It's a tragedy wai...Don't lick that beater, Rachel! It's a tragedy waiting to happen.My Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213334305315914424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-61103502368402129832009-01-23T01:43:00.000+10:302009-01-23T01:43:00.000+10:30It's a step on the way to the scene that the story...It's a step on the way to the scene that the story needs. It is not wasted effort, or time, or caffeine. Without that first rendition, the 180 scene might not work as well. It's like the words you cut but your readers somehow "get" anyway. There is no concrete evidence of the work, but it's there just the same.Word Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934358848648589372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-9500880597687625292009-01-22T18:17:00.000+10:302009-01-22T18:17:00.000+10:30Deniz - You know, I agree; writing a whole new sce...Deniz - You know, I agree; writing a whole new scene is a much better approach. I really, really understand this. But still, I feel the pull to re-hash the old scene. I guess I'm lazy/impatient/in too much of a rush. Sigh. But you're right. It _is_ best to start from scratch. In the future, I'll try harder to think of my old scenes as "practice", instead of "a big fat waste of time". (bg)<BR/><BR/>Kathy - ah, I do write linearly. The scene in question was one I thought I could salvage from the huge amount of words I chucked out when I had an epiphany about my story, and so much of it changed. I know better now. (wry grin). And you're right - some scenes just have to be written, even though they will never see the light of day. <BR/><BR/>Kristen - ah, my friend, you are so right. And your offer is very kind, but I won't put you through that torture. I'm going to torture you enough when I eventually ask you to beta read the whole damn mess. (vbg)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-91985023954101470502009-01-21T05:15:00.000+10:302009-01-21T05:15:00.000+10:30Hey Rach,I probably have a good 100k words that wi...Hey Rach,<BR/><BR/>I probably have a good 100k words that will never be read by another soul -story lines changing, scenes falling under the axe for word count reasons. That use to bother me. <BR/><BR/>Now I can say with all sincerity that the true joy came while writing those scenes, not afterward. That might have been more lip service than anything before, but since I've been working on my second WIP, (with completely different characters) I know it to be true. Take joy in creation, not recognition. And hey, if you want it read, I'll be your huckleberry. ;-)<BR/><BR/>KristenKristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-31778041767202979152009-01-20T04:17:00.000+10:302009-01-20T04:17:00.000+10:30That's one of the reasons I gradually moved to wri...That's one of the reasons I gradually moved to writing linearly. I could never quite fit in stuff I'd written out of order. Even writing linearly, though, I still write lots of words that end up in the circular file. *g* Sometimes I have to write it to learn something _I_ need to know but that the book ultimately doesn't need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299177801039864284.post-49136475561828799992009-01-20T00:54:00.000+10:302009-01-20T00:54:00.000+10:30I'm no help at all, because I probably have gone t...I'm no help at all, because I probably have gone through the same process as you a number of times, and I never seem to learn :-) I'm always hung up on saving one or another of the phrases from the original, thinking that they're perfect, and it takes me forever to realise that writing a whole new scene is often the best way to go... Don't think of it as lost words though, think of it as practice or learning or fleshing out the characters or... :-))Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com