tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post7159541037148788653..comments2024-02-06T04:20:38.551-08:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Revising: Solving the First ChapterLisa Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-21959146321794919602012-05-26T19:33:20.314-07:002012-05-26T19:33:20.314-07:00Anna, I'm glad this subject resonated with you...Anna, I'm glad this subject resonated with you. Good luck with your own revision!Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-28984416276261583732012-05-25T19:29:25.236-07:002012-05-25T19:29:25.236-07:00This so relates to my latest project; it's a w...This so relates to my latest project; it's a wonderful feeling to go back to earlier chapters adding nuggets. I really liked this post!Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-37082320394953300982012-05-25T18:20:32.721-07:002012-05-25T18:20:32.721-07:00Christopher, I think this is a great description o...Christopher, I think this is a great description of how gaining an appreciation of major revision is part of growing as a writer. We get it now!Lisa Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469107523441985396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010942979784569627.post-1201922057595691732012-05-25T08:51:49.097-07:002012-05-25T08:51:49.097-07:00There was a time I dreaded rewrites. I wanted ever...There was a time I dreaded rewrites. I wanted everything to be a draft, a polish, and done. And...I was able to pull that off. At least until tackling bigger things.<br /><br />A friend is reading the last novel I finished, and he's chatting about things as he goes along. He's far enough along where I've been able to talk about the story in greater depth, and what happened in earlier drafts. It's a totally different story than earlier drafts.<br /><br />We've chatted about outlines in the past, and I've come to realize my outline is a first draft these days. As you point out, once you have that, you can go back and connect things and, hopefully, people will be like, "You're a genius at foreshadowing!" and you can wave it off like, "Oh, no...I'm just lucky..." and act all humble. But in reality, you put a lot of effort into those following drafts until it all comes together into -- hopefully -- the novel you wanted to write all along.<br /><br />Glad you're at that point!Christopher Gronlundhttp://www.thejugglingwriter.comnoreply@blogger.com