More words

[annathepiper]

I did actually write about 460 words last night in between running an errand, going bowling, watching the one Angel episode, watching a lot of the stuff on the GBS DVD again, and staying up until 5:30am just chatting with mamishka (which was very satisfying)... but as it turns out I'm going to have to rework Chapter 1 of this thing some.

Meems, who continues her excellent talent of being able to take something I've already thought of and suggest ways to rearrange it to make it infinitely more plausible, gave me a new way of approaching this chapter that I reluctantly decided I need to go ahead and take, even though it's still the first draft. I want to uphold the lesson I have learned of not worrying so much about making things perfect in the first draft and just telling the damn story--but on the other hand, what Meems suggested really did, upon reflection, make a lot more sense.

And she kindly congratulated me for being willing to listen to her suggestions; as she pointed out, it is a valuable skill that a writer must learn, being able to take a step back from something you've already written and acknowledge when you haven't necessarily approached it the best way. Because gods know I'm going to need to be able to do this with editors, if I get to the point where I have actually sold manuscripts and will have to tweak on 'em before they actually see the published light of day!

So big thanks to Meems on that!

Noting the word count from yesterday, even if I am going to devote a big chunk of today to rearranging Chapter 1 so that it makes more sense based on Meems' suggestion:

Written yesterday: 460
Chapter 1 total: 3,177
Story total: 8,813

Comments

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

*awwwwwws* Thanks babe for the props! And again props to you. :) I love helping you tweak and craft your ideas. The whole "listening to stuff you don't necessarily want to"/"being willing to consider changes after you've written something" isn't just a valuable skill, it's a HARD one! I felt a little worried that I was pushing too hard, though I was trying to be gentle, and was impressed that you were able to open up and consider what I was saying even though it was clear that you weren't comfortable with making changes at first. That's way brave and excellent and generally a lot better than I myself am capable of. Go you!