tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post5516549545280641199..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: A Blank Page: Why Starting Over Is Sometime the Only OptionLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12255014302769531832018-02-23T10:08:20.201-06:002018-02-23T10:08:20.201-06:00Apparently it was a timely post. 😊 It’s comfortin...Apparently it was a timely post. 😊 It’s comforting to know I’m not alone in my struggle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85190527698319502912018-02-23T10:07:29.607-06:002018-02-23T10:07:29.607-06:00It’s a rented condo, but it’s nice to spend a few ...It’s a rented condo, but it’s nice to spend a few weeks of winter at the beach. Good luck with your trilogy. I think our hot messes can produce some of our best work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61719639784628233712018-02-23T10:05:55.238-06:002018-02-23T10:05:55.238-06:00Sorry for the delayed response. Google is being di...Sorry for the delayed response. Google is being difficult but I will put stubborn any bot. <br /><br />Overhauling a story is hard. Some days I want to print this one ou just so I can burn the pages in a barrel. But we will prevail. Right? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80143178475037345012018-02-21T22:43:10.398-06:002018-02-21T22:43:10.398-06:00I'm working on a rewrite, too, and it's ju...I'm working on a rewrite, too, and it's just killing me. It's MASSIVE. And it's such a good story, every time I think of just lighting a match to it, I think, NOOOOOOOOO!!!! LOL Great post, Keena!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-20722139541937479962018-02-21T10:04:40.253-06:002018-02-21T10:04:40.253-06:00I think many of us can empathize with this rewrite...I think many of us can empathize with this rewrite awfulness. <br />At present, I am in the midst of a hot mess from a trilogy of fantasy novels I wrote in the beginning of my career and are going to be re-released. What a catastrophe. Anyway, I have thrown out pages of awfulness and now I'm practically going line by line rewriting the whole thing. The story line is good or I would just scrapSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-60735221585187977382018-02-21T09:24:26.403-06:002018-02-21T09:24:26.403-06:00Keena,
How do I relate to this? Let me count the ...Keena,<br /><br />How do I relate to this? Let me count the ways... lol The most drastic story overhaul I’ve done was when I realized I was telling the story from the wrong point of view—it was the hero’s story, not the heroine’s. The manuscript was completed, but it didn’t ‘read’ right. I wasn’t satisfied, but I didn’t know why. I put the story aside, and a few years later (yes, years), it hit Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47142041657969633102018-02-20T18:48:02.953-06:002018-02-20T18:48:02.953-06:00It's definitely more fun to watch than to live...It's definitely more fun to watch than to live. :-) I've been watching the daily progress of the boardwalk. I assume it'll be done when I'm back here in November.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-68086509456959319152018-02-20T15:56:24.478-06:002018-02-20T15:56:24.478-06:00Perfect analogy for my writing life. Then I rememb...Perfect analogy for my writing life. Then I remember a screenwriting workshop..."if you are in love with that line, cut it". So many times we think something is working, but then, Poof!. Glad the story is back on track. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com