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After a great deal of thought and bouncing the idea around, I simply cannot leave it unfinished. It does mean I will revise the entire thing because I really don't quite know where the story is, the characters in their development or the overall arc -- well, I remember it, but ....
I'm totally blushing. What a glorious compliment, and thank you!
As for revisions, it's not that I have a lot to revise as I think the plot is pretty tight for 'Summoning', it's more along the lines of polishing and tightening certain passages. There are some redundancies during those moments when I'm searching/rationalizing my characters internal thought processes. I don't really need to convince a reader three and four times of something thoroughly grounded. I imagine each chapter will be cut by a few hundred words -- a load of extraneous 'that's running around. I don't want to lose either the tone or tenor of the entire story. I have a lot of fondness for this piece.
i'm happy that you will finish your stories; it seems a part of us is left without closure until we've wrestled that final period out of the last paragraph.
Um, prosecco is a happy beverage; it always reminds me of my sister.
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I'm so looking forward to seeing how Saving a Death Eater ends!
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YAAAAAAAAAAAYY!!!!!
Thank you so much!
*breathes heavily in anticipation*
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After a great deal of thought and bouncing the idea around, I simply cannot leave it unfinished. It does mean I will revise the entire thing because I really don't quite know where the story is, the characters in their development or the overall arc -- well, I remember it, but ....
::hug::
You've made my morning with your excitement.
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http://one-bad-man.livejournal.com/410682.html
Although, how is one to revise what is already perfect? ;)
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As for revisions, it's not that I have a lot to revise as I think the plot is pretty tight for 'Summoning', it's more along the lines of polishing and tightening certain passages. There are some redundancies during those moments when I'm searching/rationalizing my characters internal thought processes. I don't really need to convince a reader three and four times of something thoroughly grounded. I imagine each chapter will be cut by a few hundred words -- a load of extraneous 'that's running around. I don't want to lose either the tone or tenor of the entire story. I have a lot of fondness for this piece.
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I'm rather pleased about it all.
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Um, prosecco is a happy beverage; it always reminds me of my sister.
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Thank you for the encouragement, and you're so right.
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