Why am I revising page 1 again? *bangs head against wall* I was writing, and I was on page 12. Then I went back from the beginning and got stuck on page 7. Then I went back and got stuck on page 4. Now I am stuck on page 1. And I have not resolved the sticky spots on the other pages, much less moved onto the second half of the chapter. Stupid stupid stupid page 1. Why am I on page 1? How many times have I gone through page 1 and revised it and thought it was finally done? And now look. I'm back on page 1, revising again.
The problem is, when you wake up after passing out, and lots of things happened shortly before you passed out, what do you think of, and in what order?
You have to look around and take in your surroundings. You have to worry about Person A and B. You have to reflect on the Traumatizing Event That Caused You to Pass Out. You can't help realizing how hungry you are. You have to think about what to do now. You have to worry about the things you were worrying about before the Traumatizing Event. And you have to annoy the writer by not mentioning how hungry you are until page 4, forcing the writer to go back to page 1 to revise so your hunger pangs show up earlier. H, you are as mean to me as K.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Chapter 3
Editing and rewriting the first few pages of chapter 3 for the nth time. How many times will it take before I get it right, seriously? Mostly it was minor edits and revisions until character H encounters character K. The ensuing conversation between them is taking yet another 90 degree turn from what it was before. Arrrrrggghhh. Why do I not understand my characters? Why can I not write chapter 3?
(_ _)9" <--This, my friend explained to me, is a downward looking face with a fist beating its head. If I could get it to look like it was banging its head against the wall, I would. Anyway. I was supposed to have chapter 3 done at the end of October, and now we're one-third through November. Gah! And by the end of page 12, my characters had gotten so fed up with my incompetence that K said some very rude and impatient things to H (and to me) and along with that, made some surprisingly good suggestions. Surprisingly good suggestions that require me to go all the way back to the beginning and rewrite/majorly revise again. But at least they should work better than what I have. See, your characters can have pity on you and help you out if you get too stuck. ^_^
And happy birthday tomorrow, you. Which would be your today.
(_ _)9" <--This, my friend explained to me, is a downward looking face with a fist beating its head. If I could get it to look like it was banging its head against the wall, I would. Anyway. I was supposed to have chapter 3 done at the end of October, and now we're one-third through November. Gah! And by the end of page 12, my characters had gotten so fed up with my incompetence that K said some very rude and impatient things to H (and to me) and along with that, made some surprisingly good suggestions. Surprisingly good suggestions that require me to go all the way back to the beginning and rewrite/majorly revise again. But at least they should work better than what I have. See, your characters can have pity on you and help you out if you get too stuck. ^_^
And happy birthday tomorrow, you. Which would be your today.
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