Well I'm trying to make up for the missed days of writing. Going slow but we'll see I guess. I'm trying to work out some kinks in my story, mainly the way it begins and the main plot points and such. So yeah, I did start from chapter one again, and so far it's a LOT better than before. More exciting, more. . .everything! I'm really glad I decided to start from the beginning again. Good thing I did so before I'd written anything else. I have to remember that sometimes it's good to start over. And I can't wait to continue writing cause I stopped writing at an exciting part! Maybe I should do that more often, it'll give me more incentive to get writing everyday. ;)
I got to meet my violin teacher the other day and go through the books I'll be learning from. I have a violin lesson on Tuesday and a guitar lesson on Monday. Can't wait!
What is your opinion on starting your WIP over? Even when your, like, half-way through? Would you rather finish it and revise or not?
EDIT: A comment on my last post was lost! From Claire I think? I'm sorry it was lost! (Even though it's not really my fault. mumble grumble.)
3 comments:
Most of the time I finish the WIP anyway. It allows me to learn more about these characters and to test ideas out.
But, well, 'most of the time', it's also NaNoWriMo and I need stuff to write anyway. ;)
If you start over, I only recommend you take the time to plan it out, at least enough to avoid the mistakes of the first draft. I didn't for White Echoes, and here I am, on my second rewrite...
I can’t start over. I lose the passion for the story and get frustrated. Now, my motto is “just get the story out, you can fix it later”. It’s just my style but I keep what I haven’t finished. I don’t consider them wasted effort but maybe something I can come back to.
Claudie, Yeah, I'm getting some more planning done. So far so good but I'm not really far enough into the story yet to judge.
Jeff, I just can't do that. When I find something horribly wrong with the thing I'm writing it becomes the only thing I can see and I have to start over.
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