Moving on
Sometimes you have to look at your work and realize that you have to move on from it. I'm not giving up on the novel, but on the scene I've been worrying over. The thing is, I haven't been able to get that scene the way I want it. Christine's boss is introduced, and then... I have to have him act mean. But my heart isn't in that right now.
So instead of letting this one scene - something that won't be more than two paragraphs long - I'm letting it sit right now. It's the best thing to do for it. There are so many other parts on which I need to work that I can afford to let this go. I cannot, however, forget about it. Not that I"m going to forget it. I hope I'm not, anyway.
But you get the idea.
So instead of letting this one scene - something that won't be more than two paragraphs long - I'm letting it sit right now. It's the best thing to do for it. There are so many other parts on which I need to work that I can afford to let this go. I cannot, however, forget about it. Not that I"m going to forget it. I hope I'm not, anyway.
But you get the idea.
posted by ctheokas at 7:53 AM
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Don't forget!!
I remind myself over and over that just because I love a particular scene or bit of dialogue is not a reason to keep it in. It's that old Faulkner admonition ( I think it's Faulkner) that in writing we kill our darlings. And it's so true. Learning to be ruthless with my own work was hard but ultimately very rewarding. My writing is leaner, cleaner and much more focused.
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