Revisions.
They've been murky and daunting, and thick with undergrowth, which I hacked apart. Some of the brush I burned. Some I wove with arrogance and optimism into new shapes. Now, finally, the edge of the forest is visible, just; flickers of light tease and compel, even as the last few brambles catch at my sleeves.
I sweat, and I grin.
Almost there.
Braving your own forest? Making progress? Running out of water? Dying for some chocolate? Take a breather and tell us about it...
[image via William Jaeger]
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Through the Woods
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4 ate pie:
Congrats on making it through the woods. I can't wait to read it!
I'm at the beginning of revisions for my NaNo novel. The great thing about NaNo was writing a novel in 18 days. The bad thing is how much of it now needs to be dumped and rewritten. I usually like to revise as I go, so I'm a little overwhelmed with that. It's great to hear from someone on the other side who's still alive :)
My current project began during NaNo '07, and I estimate I've tossed half that text. And then half the text I replaced it with. Much of it is still backstory, even if I'm the only one who knows it.
I know what you mean about revising as you go. It makes for slow writing, but when you're done, you're done.
So take it scene by scene, right? I still can't believe you wrote it in 18 days. Your keyboard must've been smoking!
I don't think my poor fingers have recovered yet. The worst was when I thought it would be a good idea to write a 140k first draft longhand.
Ouch! My knuckles cramped just reading that. :{
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