tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post7418716203565914919..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: The Structural Rewrite of DeathJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-89876232065705449922013-07-24T07:32:52.540-04:002013-07-24T07:32:52.540-04:00Swati, most welcome. That's why I do it :) Mos...Swati, most welcome. That's why I do it :) Most of the information on the site is relevant even if it's a few years old. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-88477229052869275482013-07-23T19:58:03.806-04:002013-07-23T19:58:03.806-04:00Oh my. This is exactly I'm in the process of d...Oh my. This is exactly I'm in the process of doing right now, and it's been driving me insane - mainly because I thought the fact that I needed to do this at all implied that something was wrong with me. I feel kind of validated now. :) The color-coded Excel sheet that's sitting in front of me doesn't feel like an evidence of my insanity anymore!<br /><br />Thanks for tweeting these older posts again, Janice! Very useful for relatively newer blog readers like me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288095109846550022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-76148589547478823642012-05-10T04:47:42.370-04:002012-05-10T04:47:42.370-04:00Awesome tips.Awesome tips.Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-22200545921093285822012-05-10T03:54:52.370-04:002012-05-10T03:54:52.370-04:00Thanks for the tips. I’m not at the rewrite stage ...Thanks for the tips. I’m not at the rewrite stage yet, but I aim to be!Wendy A.M. Prosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089690967649152875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-65653019391797433412012-05-10T00:31:12.326-04:002012-05-10T00:31:12.326-04:00Thanks, Trinity and Amelia! I'm glad you found...Thanks, Trinity and Amelia! I'm glad you found the post meaningful.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62221830877098625862012-05-09T08:59:26.256-04:002012-05-09T08:59:26.256-04:00Great, great, great advice. I second what Trinity ...Great, great, great advice. I second what Trinity said. The parts that stay in your head that was key for me in this whole wonderful post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324491231695823916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-19617734936012329942012-05-09T07:11:23.290-04:002012-05-09T07:11:23.290-04:00What parts of the story did you love? Which parts ...<i>What parts of the story did you love? Which parts haunt you? Which parts stay in your head when the text itself is gone?</i><br />I love this advice, love it, love it, love itTrinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028407432627422099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-39971899700911142062010-01-28T08:12:51.556-05:002010-01-28T08:12:51.556-05:00Thanks again, Juliette, for a great post! And welc...Thanks again, Juliette, for a great post! And welcome to the new folks (and another thanks to those that sent them here)Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-80959018756384865802010-01-27T20:56:54.412-05:002010-01-27T20:56:54.412-05:00Came over from Melissa's blog and glad I did. ...Came over from Melissa's blog and glad I did. :)<br />Great advice. I have had a lot of practice cutting and revising so it's more concise. This gave me even more good ideas. <br /><a href="http://karenamandahooper.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Karen’s Blog</a>kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-5686915182582145672010-01-27T20:29:50.709-05:002010-01-27T20:29:50.709-05:00Thanks for the great advice. All your details make...Thanks for the great advice. All your details make it so helpful. I really like how you're trying to figure out how to do it right before you start writing again. Sometimes we're too anxious to write and then have to rewrite yet again.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-74180777312573243172010-01-27T20:28:11.564-05:002010-01-27T20:28:11.564-05:00Gee, I'm really glad my experience spoke to so...Gee, I'm really glad my experience spoke to so many people. Good luck to all of you - I hope you make it through those rewrites!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-21547482013939119562010-01-27T19:38:41.896-05:002010-01-27T19:38:41.896-05:00Such a great advice. I thought I was going mad whe...Such a great advice. I thought I was going mad when I embarked on the same thing - I wanted to rewrite a book of mine and I started from scratch. New outline, new everything. Glad to I wasn't on the wrongGlen Akinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647296775230237162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-52949364320937511222010-01-27T18:52:28.920-05:002010-01-27T18:52:28.920-05:00Excellent post, thank you!
I've just done thi...Excellent post, thank you!<br /><br />I've just done this--I had a novel (that was so badly flawed, I wasn't sure how to fix it) and wanted to make it shiny.<br /><br />So knowing that trying to revise the draft as it was wasn't going to work for how much <i>work</i> it needed, I sat down and (without looking at the old draft) began sketching a new outline with these same characters and basic plot, trying to work out how it connected better and fixing plot holes and logic fails along the way. Then I started writing from scratch once I had an outline I was happy with, and it's worked beautifully so far (a month in and nearly 30k written).<br /><br />It's the story I <i>wanted</i>, only now I have hope that it'll work when I finish it.<br /><br />Very timely post, thank you again! :)Merchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-32713818756759243712010-01-27T15:29:42.894-05:002010-01-27T15:29:42.894-05:00Melissa over at chasing dreams informed me of your...Melissa over at chasing dreams informed me of your blog! I'm glad I stopped by to check it out! <br /><br />Awesome post by the way, I am currently rewriting my story and changing a lot of scenes, sometimes things just need to be fresh!<br /><br />Look forward to future posts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-3907856465769418472010-01-27T14:17:59.143-05:002010-01-27T14:17:59.143-05:00YES! I <3 Scrivener!
To clarify, I have done ...YES! I <3 Scrivener!<br /><br />To clarify, I <em>have</em> done rewrites, but those usually involve fleshing things out. Yeah, some things end up cut and redone, but when I've had a novel draft start at 17k words, verbosity isn't a major problem of mine.Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-41270099834122147612010-01-27T13:05:55.189-05:002010-01-27T13:05:55.189-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who has star...I'm glad I'm not the only one who has started over on a story. I had gaping plot holes, and my characters had drifted in directions that were not working for my story arc. Rereading my early notes reminded me of what I had envisioned. I also did some research which has flooded my brain with ideas that should improve this draft considerably.<br /><br />Personally, I still have to have my old files handy, but to the side with a clean sheet in front of me, so to speak, since I'm doing this all on the computer. Not too bad when Scrivener makes it easy to flip between subfiles, even split screening to look at my current scene and one of the reference files at the same time. I consider everything I've already done as brainstorming, testing out the characters and plot ideas.Jaleh Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942272578488986874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-73251336166390547012010-01-27T11:39:01.411-05:002010-01-27T11:39:01.411-05:00Huh. That technique sounds handy. If I ever have...Huh. That technique sounds handy. If I ever have a project that's blown up too much instead of being the usual empty balloon, I'll have to try it.Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-30411017780489066822010-01-27T10:15:25.520-05:002010-01-27T10:15:25.520-05:00Awesome post! I'm rewriting a story from scrat...Awesome post! I'm rewriting a story from scratch and changing a lot of the scenes to make them more active and interesting and just improve the writing in general. It's been much more challenging than I anticipated. I've been feeling stuck for the last few days and this post has given me a new angle to work from. Just what I needed. Thank you!Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-78533331318930521742010-01-27T09:11:29.379-05:002010-01-27T09:11:29.379-05:00Great advise, Juliette! I'm in the middle of r...Great advise, Juliette! I'm in the middle of rewriting a story that didn't come out too long, but lacked that drive you spoke of. After a few starts at a rewrite, I finally parted ways with the original MS and started with a blank document because I kept suffering from 'MS tunnel vision of doom' and couldn't see all the other places I could explore with the story. It's going so much better.Amanda Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491615046870104400noreply@blogger.com