Conflicts
I have run into a bit of a problem. I have now hit 75,000 words in The Piper's Debt. For those of you who don't follow word counts, this means I'm now about three fourths of the way done. The problem is, I've realized there are some conflicts in the story that will need to be brought further out. To put this extra conflict in (a relationship between the main antagonist and a side character) I will need to do some major rewriting. Knowing how I work, it's best I ignore this and write through to the end then add this conflict in the first revision.
That, to me, is one of the hardest things about writing a novel. You get a huge chunk done, start feeling good, and then realize that it's all crap. And yet if you go back and rewrite every time you realize that then you'll never reach the end. And if you do reach the end there are bound to be huge chunks that don't make sense anymore anyway. AND even after you rewrite the whole thing you STILL find things that just aren't right.
Oh well. The rest of the novel is coming along all right. I've finally convinced myself that some things that probably don't make sense make perfect sense. They probably do because I usually over think such things. The biggest problems I have are making sure there's enough variety of conflict and that I don't use the same descriptions over and over. At least I've avoided describing the night sky. I'm addicted to describing it as "deep blackness with pinpricks of sparkling diamonds," or some variation. Eesh, I plagiarize myself sometimes.
That's enough whining for one post. Next time I'll probably slap up another sample from The Piper's Debt. One of the good parts, not the sucky ones, I swear.
That, to me, is one of the hardest things about writing a novel. You get a huge chunk done, start feeling good, and then realize that it's all crap. And yet if you go back and rewrite every time you realize that then you'll never reach the end. And if you do reach the end there are bound to be huge chunks that don't make sense anymore anyway. AND even after you rewrite the whole thing you STILL find things that just aren't right.
Oh well. The rest of the novel is coming along all right. I've finally convinced myself that some things that probably don't make sense make perfect sense. They probably do because I usually over think such things. The biggest problems I have are making sure there's enough variety of conflict and that I don't use the same descriptions over and over. At least I've avoided describing the night sky. I'm addicted to describing it as "deep blackness with pinpricks of sparkling diamonds," or some variation. Eesh, I plagiarize myself sometimes.
That's enough whining for one post. Next time I'll probably slap up another sample from The Piper's Debt. One of the good parts, not the sucky ones, I swear.
posted by Trintara at 8:15 AM
3 Comments:
I admit I am a total noob when it comes to writing but why not write the entire thing out including the relationship allow it to be over in words then edit it down after the fact? If you have something that needs to be added then ADD IT!
Well, if the relationship plays a major part in the ending, then it might be difficult to finish, but if not, you may as well trudge through to the end. Excuse the pun, but...write on! :-p
It's not a huge thing, just one of those aspects that would make the overall story stronger. I'm currently planning on writing the rest as if I've already edited it in. One of the reasons I don't want to go back and write it out now is because it's woven into everything else. Some people can go back and rewrite things like this in their first draft, but with my own style I know that's dangerous. Best to get the full thing out first so that I know what the entire structure looks like, otherwise I know I'd get overwhelmed. I'm a wimp like that. =P
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