tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post8349432507223961570..comments2024-03-21T01:33:09.488-06:00Comments on <center>LDS Writers Blogck</center>: Aaakkk! Get Out the Razor.Keith N Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222131826035498684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-81114699821190115882009-02-12T19:41:00.000-07:002009-02-12T19:41:00.000-07:00Thanks, Keith. There will be a sequel, but not fro...Thanks, Keith. There will be a sequel, but not from the cuttings of the original. I promise, I won't hurt the story.<BR/><BR/>NicholeNichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-35884326020614053472009-02-12T11:47:00.000-07:002009-02-12T11:47:00.000-07:00You know you could put it all back write some more...You know you could put it all back write some more and make it a sequel. Just a thoughtKeith N Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222131826035498684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-45305751930799826332009-02-12T10:45:00.000-07:002009-02-12T10:45:00.000-07:00You know, one of the things I learned in my class ...You know, one of the things I learned in my class this weekend--something I knew but hadn't thought about for a while--is that it's okay to over write something, as long as you cut it down later.<BR/><BR/>When you write something with lots of voice, lots of emotion, those things stay in even when scenes and even entire chapters have to go. <BR/><BR/>Last night I combined two chapters and cut about four-thousand words and I'm just getting started! Wish me luck.Nichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-47902841887963616892009-02-12T10:19:00.000-07:002009-02-12T10:19:00.000-07:00I write by chapter, and in the past I've even writ...I write by chapter, and in the past I've even written by scenes - each scene in its own file so they're easier to find.<BR/><BR/>What I do is keep a list in an Excel spreadsheet with the wordcount for each chapter in it, and a cell at the bottom that totals all the chapters up automatically.<BR/><BR/>Of course, something like that will only help you with your /next/ book. Good luck with this one! It's probably actually a good thing to have too much written than not enough. That's always my problemJenn Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443688970619269216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26676840.post-38279669237896850462009-02-12T09:35:00.000-07:002009-02-12T09:35:00.000-07:00I'm intrigued by your story. Every time you post a...I'm intrigued by your story. Every time you post about it, I always wish I could ask you questions.<BR/><BR/>Loved the picture that went with the post. It's perfect for making revisions! (Well, it should be. Sometimes it doesn't feel that way.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com