The What Is, and the What Could Be

Gash walks Kettan with the problem that exists in Story…and she discovers to her horror that her beautiful little worlds are endangered in ways she never even dared to imagine.

I’m getting into the heart and theme of the story now, and it’s unfolding for me, and surprising me as it does.

Got 1045 words tonight, and still have a ways to go before this scene concludes.

How did you do?

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By Holly

Novelist, writing teacher, on a mission to reprint my out-of-print books and indie-publish my new ones.

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Cayleigh
Cayleigh
13 years ago

I got 1000 words today, and got to have some fun foreshadowing with Scrabble. I managed another 1000 yesterday, even though I spent the entire day outside shoveling the two feet of snow.

HannaBelle
HannaBelle
13 years ago

300 words, hand written, while eating lunch

Working throught HTTS while writing Bx2. With each lesson I back track a bit and better understand what’s missing and what’s next.

Nancy
Nancy
13 years ago

233 for Wednesday and the realization that I’m missing a character. An IMPORTANT character. Who should have been there from the start. Torn between whether to scrap what I’ve written and start over (since almost all these scenes will completely different in the revision), or just make some notes on what might be affected and carry on as though she were always there. I’m leaning towards the latter.

The Pencil Neck
The Pencil Neck
Reply to  Nancy
13 years ago

Historically, Holly has suggested that you just continue on from this point writing as though the previous scenes were already written the way they should have been instead of scrapping it and beginning revision. I don’t want to put words into Holly’s mouth on this (because she’s kinda sensitve to that 🙂 ) but it seems like a good idea to me.

So, my vote is to continue. Maybe write up some high level notes about what SHOULD have happened in the previous scenes, but soldier on, get this draft done, and fix it in the revision.

Nancy
Nancy
Reply to  The Pencil Neck
13 years ago

Thanks — I really appreciate the feedback. That’s pretty much my plan. It’s funny, it came to me what was wrong with this as I was working on the Promise sheets for the project I’m working on for HTRYN. Interesting how learning the revision process somehow changes the way you approach first drafts too! It’s so… holistic!

HannaBelle
HannaBelle
Reply to  Nancy
13 years ago

Same thing is starting to happen for me too. Reading Holly’s lessons about are helping me write a better first draft.

Peggy
Peggy
13 years ago

533 on Wednesday, though I didn’t get to Chase and Savvy’s interrupted brunch. Angela and Henry have to be kidnapped first.

Jessica
13 years ago

I took a day off from writing yesterday. The blizzard was pretty nasty all day so when I got home I just felt like cozying up on the couch and watching tv. Then I remembered about ‘Alice’ on SyFy and realized something is missing in the dynamic between my characters’ relationships. It’s funny, no matter what version or retelling of the story, I always find myself drawn and rooting for the Mad Hatter.

Cayleigh
Cayleigh
Reply to  Jessica
13 years ago

I’m with you on the Mad Hatter. Something about how he’s completely…well, mad.

Cat (from HtTS)
13 years ago

1.210 words in a missing scene. Now I need to print it and then I’ll return to revision

Greg
Greg
13 years ago

KavI: 409 and a daring escape pending
OFL: 1064 – looking forward to a run of fairly short scenes that will get me close to the end
RFW: 1018. I brought a scene that seemed a bit lacking in conflict to a close as quickly as I could. Think the revision will make or break this story!

Deb1789
Deb1789
13 years ago

975 Tonight, as my characters try to figure out how to deal with their situation.

The Pencil Neck
The Pencil Neck
13 years ago

362 words.

I’m going back and picking up a couple of scenes I bypassed after I moseyed off the outline. But, I’m really tired. I’m going to bed early tonight. I just wrote some dialogue and I’m going to leave the scene like that. Oh, and I also got the Outline up-to-date but I need to start filling it out for the second phase of the book.

The Bodyguard stows his stuff and the Captain comes in to talk to the Bodyguard about his plans and if the woman is who he, the Captain, thinks she is.

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