I suspect I've written all these words just to get to the actual beginning of the story. #amwriting #MerryChristmas
— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) December 25, 2014
So yeah. 10,000 words into a page one rewrite of my long-developing novel I've dumped everything I'd done so far.
DUMPED.
Because I was right. I was just beginning to approach the real beginning of the story. AND I'd done all the work I'd done just to get there. That's a lot of just-ing, isn't it?
This made me nervous. Was I right? Really? How many times would I have to go back and forth to finally get where I needed to be? See - I thought I was right, and then I wasn't and I started over. Then I thought about it after doing the work and figured out that I was right to do the work I was doing but I wasn't doing it in the right place. So I was wrong again. Then I saw how I was right.
You know something? I'm probably over thinking it.
— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) December 27, 2014
Jeez, are you as confused as I am? Do you think writing is easy? Fuhgeddaboutit.
A little off the top and a refill later, I came to the realization of where the actual beginning of the story is. And I needn't actually dump the work I'd done over the last few weeks. It will inform flashbacks and could conceivably be used as it is. Or with a little editing.
Speaking of which, I'm not tossing out anything my editor friend said about this story. It's foremost in my mind. So with that in mind:
Back on track today. #amwriting
— Jason Arnett (@ajasont) December 27, 2014
Okay. Ducking back out now. I've got writing to do.
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