tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post1880594642907597774..comments2024-03-17T06:03:00.362-04:00Comments on Fiction University: 5 Reasons to Give Up on Your Novel (And One Reason Not to)Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-75911654493910381562018-07-26T08:44:47.373-04:002018-07-26T08:44:47.373-04:00Grats! Hey, seeing the problem is often harder tha...Grats! Hey, seeing the problem is often harder than fixing it. so kudos! Sending good revising vibes your way. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-45809855299235524252018-07-26T08:43:54.838-04:002018-07-26T08:43:54.838-04:00Best of luck top you! I just finished one of those...Best of luck top you! I just finished one of those and a beta reader told me last night it was her favorite of all my books (yay!). So there's hope for those older projects.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-1257329156815167272018-07-26T08:42:59.695-04:002018-07-26T08:42:59.695-04:00Most welcome. If a full outline isn't quite wo...Most welcome. If a full outline isn't quite working for you, try doing fewer points and giving yourself more room to "breathe" so to speak. There's a happy medium between structure and giddy flow for you somewhere. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-37572019223698505172018-07-16T21:58:03.336-04:002018-07-16T21:58:03.336-04:00Another timely post. I still love my current (and ...Another timely post. I still love my current (and first) WIP but sometimes I suspect I just don't have the skills to do it justice. However, reading #2 confirms that persisting will improve my skills; that I should continue until I can't see how to improve it and then put it aside.<br /><br />Later this month I'll be retiring to your 'Revising a Novel'book for help with a very saggy, bulging middle section. (Should've been a taut concise stakes raising 5k, but is 11k of filler! Reading your blog over the years means I can now recognize that! ;)Vahlaeityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038892372374001592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-86507694391542723442018-07-16T17:37:22.877-04:002018-07-16T17:37:22.877-04:00Thanks for this post, Janice. Links are also helpf...Thanks for this post, Janice. Links are also helpful. Still plugging away because I still love it, believe in it, and people say WOW when they hear the premise. At the tweaking stage! Carol Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444182118975929045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-72520327522964101852018-07-16T17:01:58.253-04:002018-07-16T17:01:58.253-04:00Wow. This couldn't have come at better time fo...Wow. This couldn't have come at better time for me. My current WIP has been a struggle lately, and I can't figure out why. Plot and characters are solid, and I have a working outline. I almost abandoned it for a shiny new idea, but then decided against that because I'd have to make a new outline, opening scene, etc. At one point, I thought I'd lost that lovin' feeling, but then I get a new surge to keep on keepin' on. *Sigh*<br /><br />I shelved my previous finished novel because, frankly, it was an unpublishable hot mess. (Problem #6) I'm a character first writer, and I had these intriguing people doing a lot of stuff, but no central plot. I will go back to it, because I see the potential, but not now.<br /><br />When I started this current project, I forced myself to outline and plan using your guidelines. I think I'm frustrated because I don't have that giddy flow of words as in the previous book. But, I won't have to eliminate, say, 100k words. And it won't need massive reconstruction.<br /><br />Thanks for providing a safe haven for writers to learn, commiserate, rejoice and be inspired. Dominique Blessinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388422444987572519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-19310386833973744312018-07-16T15:55:33.518-04:002018-07-16T15:55:33.518-04:00I hope in a good or helpful way! I hope in a good or helpful way! Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-67679137742597935962018-07-16T14:03:06.195-04:002018-07-16T14:03:06.195-04:00Thanks for confirming some of my manuscripts for m...Thanks for confirming some of my manuscripts for me. Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641800481681697132noreply@blogger.com