Comments on: Weekend Steampanku: Introduction

By: krizzlybear

krizzlybear — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:44:34 +0000

*laughs* I’ll keep you updated on my progress in nano-chat. Alternatively, you could also add this blog to your blogroll if you want a live feed of updated blogs

By: Victoria Black

Victoria Black — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:39:59 +0000

I can see why editing is daunting… that is to say, when a novel is completed. Mine is complete and utter crap without and ending so I’m hoping my work in progress will be better… but the idea of writing it is scary, let alone EDITING! I should take a look at a couple links.

By: krizzlybear

krizzlybear — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:06:10 +0000

Despite being enticed by the concept of scheduling and organizing the steps of editing, I am already disapproving of the author's reliance on archaic plot structure concepts such as the "three act system." I fell in love with Truby's "The Anatomy of Story", and having read it, I am pretty set in its teachings. Maybe if I incorporate both into a modified system that I can call my own, I will be able to really streamline this whole editing process and force it into more manageable chunks. To be frank, I was already using Anatomy to create a very loose outline of what I wanted to write. Perhaps with editing, I can refine those elements that I have included, and properly define the ones I've incorporated in such a way that I can identify which elements were executed properly, and which ones need re-working.

By: Pike

Pike — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:55:46 +0000

Getting used to editing, especially coming off of the high that is NaNo, is TOUGH. I’m sure all of Twitter is pretty tired of me constantly talking about banging my head against the editing wall. That said, lemme know how the “Weekend Novelist Rewrites the Novel” book works out… I may have to look into it >_>