Sometimes, It Happens.

[lagilman]

Argh. Have decided reason why writing on PACK OF LIES is going slow is because the opening is Wrong. Not bad -- it actually reads quite well -- but not the right way to start the action.

The temptation is to ignore that and plow on through. But, for me at least, that doesn't work. You can go back and fix details later, but when the entire scene is wrong, it's like trying to walk down a dead end...eventually you're going to hit a wall [aka 'writers' block']. So best to backtrack to where it went wrong, and get it Right.

It's only about 1000 words that need to be tossed, thankfully, and I'm pretty sure I know how to go about it now, but Argh.

Still keeping that opening line, tho.


EtA: also, just had idea for next Bonnie short story. Oy. Working title: "Little Monsters." Anyone want to offer me money for it now, so I can justify working on it?

Comments

[lrcutter.livejournal.com]

The same thing happens to me -- if I've started wrong I get writer's block really quickly. Actually, that tends to be the main time I can't write, if I've started wrong or started a scene at the wrong time or am writing a scene from the wrong character's POV. . .

[lagilman]

Yeah, the brain has ways of throwing up warning flares. It's just up to us to notice them, and figure out what they really mean. Tougher than it sounds.

[sfmarty.livejournal.com]

Another friend did that and cut the entire chapter. Saved it and used it later in the book. It worked very well there.

[lagilman]

this wasn't anywhere near as dire -- I just had them wandering down the wrong path, and while it was a pretty path and could have lead somewhere interesting, the outline sorta required them to be looking elsewhere...

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

I'm the same, but man, I resent having to dump the words.

[spiritworld25.livejournal.com]

Lol, that would be fun now wouldn't it. :) Fixing something that is wrong in the beginning is the best way to go in the end. Leaving it and trying to work around it wouldn't work for me. So, you're right to go ahead and get it corrected so that the rest of the writing can go just as smoothly. :) Happy writing.