It’s coming up on a week since I wrapped up The Never-Ending Novel. The adrenaline high has slowly given way to a mild case of panic. The road ahead of me is a rocky, twisty, turny one. And a long one at that.
I am currently most of the way through my first reading of the whole thing since I wrapped it up last week. And I am here to tell you – this book? Complete and utter crap! Like loads and loads of crap. I’m sure there’s a halfway decent book in there somewhere. It’s just going to take a LOT of work to uncover it.
I haven’t quite come up with a method yet. I’ve completed a few first drafts since I started writing fiction (about five – none as long and involved as this one) and haven’t made it to the revision stage in most of them. I claim to love revision, but I definitely get cold feet when I realize just how much work is ahead of me. Revision is HARD!
I’m feeling a little overwhelmed here. I’ve got about 350 pages of crap to rewrite and organize and cut and flesh out. I’ve got a thousand different continuity issues to track down and fix. I’ve got bad dialogue and wishy washy characters to fix. Unresolved plot lines. You name it, I’ve got it. AHHH!
I’ve started a list of things to fix my second run-through. But I know I’ve only scratched the surface. So here’s my question to all of you: Do you have any specific methods for revising? Anything you’ve found helpful? What doesn’t work? I’m a sponge here, willing to try anything!
I am currently most of the way through my first reading of the whole thing since I wrapped it up last week. And I am here to tell you – this book? Complete and utter crap! Like loads and loads of crap. I’m sure there’s a halfway decent book in there somewhere. It’s just going to take a LOT of work to uncover it.
I haven’t quite come up with a method yet. I’ve completed a few first drafts since I started writing fiction (about five – none as long and involved as this one) and haven’t made it to the revision stage in most of them. I claim to love revision, but I definitely get cold feet when I realize just how much work is ahead of me. Revision is HARD!
I’m feeling a little overwhelmed here. I’ve got about 350 pages of crap to rewrite and organize and cut and flesh out. I’ve got a thousand different continuity issues to track down and fix. I’ve got bad dialogue and wishy washy characters to fix. Unresolved plot lines. You name it, I’ve got it. AHHH!
I’ve started a list of things to fix my second run-through. But I know I’ve only scratched the surface. So here’s my question to all of you: Do you have any specific methods for revising? Anything you’ve found helpful? What doesn’t work? I’m a sponge here, willing to try anything!