tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post4109523264373978445..comments2024-02-06T04:20:38.551-08:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Revising: Write & Rewrite: PlotLisa Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-31085929627979880982011-07-20T10:37:29.550-07:002011-07-20T10:37:29.550-07:00You're absolutely correct.
Writers often get ...You're absolutely correct.<br /><br />Writers often get so attached to whatever they've written that they don't want to consider altering the story. It can take a while to absorb the lesson that it might improve the plot to change some of the events in revision. Realizing that even the most fundamental components might need to change -- and then making those changes -- is revision at an advanced level.Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-36426549063516788282011-07-20T07:34:40.732-07:002011-07-20T07:34:40.732-07:00Ah! Fair enough.
But certainly, one can allow ev...Ah! Fair enough. <br /><br />But certainly, one can allow even the major events and the ending to change in revision. I imagine that being overly attached to those can keep some great ideas out of sight. (But what do I know? I'm just reasoning by analogy to things with which I have some experience.)Henri Picciottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875198126877279937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-8140346190532251812011-07-19T22:17:11.994-07:002011-07-19T22:17:11.994-07:00I designed the examples to illustrate how the same...I designed the examples to illustrate how the same basic premise could become stronger in revision, so I retained the same major events between versions, including the ending. But of course it's no more mandatory to write a story with a happy ending than it is to write about a married couple who lose their jobs!Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-70522964184903730912011-07-19T21:19:33.675-07:002011-07-19T21:19:33.675-07:00You seem to imply that a happy ending is the only ...You seem to imply that a happy ending is the only option, leaving only the question of how to get there.Henri Picciottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875198126877279937noreply@blogger.com