tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668431065880851528.post1166968512138554809..comments2023-07-02T07:02:11.455-07:00Comments on Three Point Perspective: Write On Wednesday: Revisions and ProcrastinationKadie Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927776529456799034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668431065880851528.post-2966422524667883042011-07-29T14:17:48.334-07:002011-07-29T14:17:48.334-07:00I have the opposite problem with my WIP. I'm f...I have the opposite problem with my WIP. I'm fearing that it's going to be too short.<br /><br />When I finished the first draft it stood at 50,006 words. I've cut about 2,500 words so far. 0-0Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668431065880851528.post-50261960235562975982011-06-08T15:19:07.279-07:002011-06-08T15:19:07.279-07:00Kadie, thanks for the mention! I know how it feel...Kadie, thanks for the mention! I know how it feels to have a pile of words that we need to make pretty. Today I just started doing a "story ladder," where I review each scene, write a one line summary of it, and determine whether or not it's necessary. I'm hoping that helps me in the end!<br /><br />Good luck with your revision. It'll get there!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668431065880851528.post-35395937679055728382011-06-08T11:51:17.345-07:002011-06-08T11:51:17.345-07:00Aww, Kadie, this is so hard. I don't know wher...Aww, Kadie, this is so hard. I don't know where my motivation comes from. Mostly, I think, from being obsessed with writing and the story and getting to a point where I'm happy with the story. It's hard to cut things out. Really hard. My novel Monarch was 102,000 words the first go-round. One full rewrite later - and many, many countless revisions and several edits with my editor, and it's 74,000 or something. I can't remember exactly. Not even 80k. That's incredibly short for a thriller. It should be longer, but that's just what worked for that story, and that's that. You can make the argument the other way around, but I tend to like brevity more than wordiness. In the end, you have to do what's right for the book and what you think would be best for trying to sell it in today's market. Rhemalda was good about choosing a size and layout for Monarch that gave it a good size despite its shorter length. Totally worked. :)<br /><br />Getting back to motivation, I have to say that if you're getting sidetracked by other things, you need to really lock down and get serious about the revisions. It's so easy to let all the outside things of writing affect the actual writing. You might be procrastinating because you're scared to cut stuff. If that's the case, just put all that you cut in another document instead of just deleting it. Remember, if it doesn't move the story forward, it probably doesn't need to be there.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.com