Thank you to everyone that offered support (both here on the blog and in email). It really helped me get through the blues of realizing that this isn't as done as I thought it was.
I spent this weekend reworking my outline. (I ended up using Keynote, which was just what I needed, though Excel probably would have worked just as well. I just needed something newish to help get me through the blues.)
I reworked the outline, and rewrote chapter six. (One down, four more to go.) I feel really good. I've done more work on my book this weekend then I have in the past three months, and I love that feeling.
It's kind of like taking a shower. I don't like the idea of getting into the shower, but once I'm in it, I love it and when I'm out I feel really good. (Hey, don't look at me like that! I shower! And probably lots of people don't like the idea of a shower, especially if they saw "Psycho".)
In other news, I now worship the outline. I, Suzi, take you outline, to be my writing guide, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until the end of the book do us part.
Oh waiting, that's wedding vows. I guess I that means I love the outline. (Of course, for my next book, it may be different.)
I understand! It's a great feeling to realise you can revise - and make it better :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha I love the shower analogy. I feel the same way about both writing and showers! What a great idea to write a blog about the process of writing a novel! I imagine there's so much drama what with revision and rejection and writer's block and insecurity, etc. I look forward to reading more about your journey!
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