tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post5036123936745065172..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: The Great December Writer's Challenge: The Good, the Bad and the UglyMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-44485261008375431292010-12-10T11:02:04.686+02:002010-12-10T11:02:04.686+02:00AAAAAARGH my stupid computer deleted my reply. (&g...AAAAAARGH my stupid computer deleted my reply. (>_<)<br /><br />Anyway... Let's try again.<br /><br />Thank you Patti. :-)<br /><br />I know what you mean Golden. If I write a stand-alone and the thought occurs to me that I might want a sequal, I would finish the story first as well. The thought of rewriting chunks in order to include a story arch sounds like too much work to do on a thought that occurred to me once or twice. In short, good call. :-)<br /><br />Hahaha Patricia I know what you mean. Once, I tried a stand-alone. I wrote two chapters before realizing that the story would be better served if it had a prequal. I wrote three chapters of that when I realized that both would be better served by a story in between and a sequal to the last. Sigh... Thanks lots for your good wishes. <br /><br />I think you might be right, Madeleine. Still, I suspect that I'll be thrilled when the rewrite is done. <br /><br />Haha Jessica I sometimes wish that I was a plotter (to avoid broadsides), but my creative mind is not nearly linear enough. It was a difficult decision to make, but once I made it, I fell in love with the idea. After all, I get to play around with an awesome character for an extra book...Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-77601536830475661072010-12-10T05:55:05.316+02:002010-12-10T05:55:05.316+02:00WOW, I have never been broadsided like that haha I...WOW, I have never been broadsided like that haha I'm a plotter. But really, take the time to feel what it's like to finish :) I think that feeling fuels writers down the road. Don't let it fall to the side just because you know there's more work to do. THERE IS ALWAYS more work (sad truth!)<br /><br />So, congratulations!<br /><br />From reading your post, I think you probably made a really smart decision! And I think that kinda decision is super hard to make :) Changing the vision you had that you LOVED. I've had to do it a few times, but it's always for the better.Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405267450788581689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-721130699940175902010-12-09T21:56:40.464+02:002010-12-09T21:56:40.464+02:00LOL! It sounds like it's like the anticlimax a...LOL! It sounds like it's like the anticlimax afetr the exam, I guess. Maybe you won't feel elated until you get that letter back from the agent saying YES. :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-54316917705272047982010-12-09T20:57:22.601+02:002010-12-09T20:57:22.601+02:00I have a hard time ending. I tend to leave the end...I have a hard time ending. I tend to leave the ending open for another book. haha!<br /><br />Great job on finished and hope that the editing goes smoothly!Patricia A. Timms-McGeheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989800584001861716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-71875669258315746662010-12-09T20:27:22.859+02:002010-12-09T20:27:22.859+02:00I've been thinking about my book, and wonderin...I've been thinking about my book, and wondering that about my plot; is there more than just one book there, maybe? Do I stop to re-evaluate or just keep going? I've decided to go on, but that thought is still there.<br /><br />Good luck with your books!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-9783598951492476182010-12-09T19:45:48.394+02:002010-12-09T19:45:48.394+02:00I know what you mean about how changing the ending...I know what you mean about how changing the ending affects everything. Good luck with it all.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.com