Notes on Starting a New Story

[leahclifford]

1.  Just like in the movie Abyss when he's breathing the liquid, there will be thrashing, there will be resistance, but your body will remember.  Your body will adjust

Comments

[edgyauthor]

These are all so true, especially #5; it's strange how those sneaky details almost always end up being so important later.

And #6...gah. So annoying. People try to drag me out of the house when I'm nose-deep in writing, claiming I need a break, but I can do that during writer's block! Us writers know that beast is always lurking somewhere. XD

[ash_krafton]

brilliant tune btw

I live for throw-away details. They are the trap-doors that either get me into reallly fun trouble or out of really ugly trouble.

[meredith_wood]

throw away details are the best parts!

[sniadecki]

Those paragraphs you think suck? Start a junk file. Copy, paste, forget. But don't destroy them permanently, because there may come a time when you really wish you could remember. And sometimes our words age as gracefully as wine.

[elanajohnson]

Very true list. Loved it! :D