Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Writing process

With the tools in place, I was ready to dissect each scene. With the outline, I would be able to set the pacing of each chapter. Having said that, some scenes were now obsolete. Others were too boring.  Have you ever just skipped over a section of a chapter because it was uninteresting? Now I was able to see that that section does not work. The goal of each scene had to be realized, but it could not be written.


 For instance, a line such as -- She was bored, cannot be written. You must show the feeling not write it. Revised - She picked up her sewing and immediately dropped it without making a stitch. Going to the piano, she caressed the keys for less than a minute letting each note ring out strong but rose from the bench before the piece was finished.

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