tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841255975818338566.post2339918647763319883..comments2023-10-25T03:22:50.150-07:00Comments on Suzi McGowen: It Is With A Heavy Heart...Touch of Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551995840395409781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841255975818338566.post-54853592004470922102010-08-15T19:28:41.759-07:002010-08-15T19:28:41.759-07:00I know it's disappointing, but if you think it...I know it's disappointing, but if you think it will make the story better, then it's worth all the extra effort. One thing I've learned is that you can't really put time limits on your writing. Goal setting is great and I applaud you for that. But don't think you've failed because your goal date passed. If you have to make a new goal, that's not a failure. <br /><br />Good for you for taking the time and effort to make your story the best it can be.Melissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841255975818338566.post-48205740393769166312010-08-15T17:42:56.700-07:002010-08-15T17:42:56.700-07:00Well, this just proves you're a real writer. Y...Well, this just proves you're a real writer. You're dedicated to your work, and you want to see it through to the ugly end. And remember, they say "Writing is Re-writing." Just wait til you get a revision sheet from your publisher!<br /><br />I don't know of any outline software and even if I did, I wouldn't buy it because outlines originate with the devil. :) BUT I did attend a workshop conducted by the author Vicki Hinze a few weeks ago. She gives a lot of her time helping other writers, and on her website is a wealth of information for us. In her workshop, she mentioned setting up a Novel Notebook--I believe this would be helpful to you. If you go to her website, you'll see where she has a writer's library. I bet you'd find some great ideas there, including that Novel Notebook. <br /><br />I will say that with a major revision like this, don't completely delete what you are cutting. Create a separate word doc and label it "Cut Scenes". Then when you makes cuts, just paste it into that doc. You may want bits and pieces of it later or even just a phrase you loved. Also, you may want to make another word doc for "Scene Ideas/Revisions" for when the muse visits unexpectedly and you don't want to alter your actual manuscript at the moment. <br /><br />Otherwise, visit that writer's library, hang in there, stay the course, and maybe have a glass of wine. But see it through, because the world is waiting to read your work!Anna Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216213561070725760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841255975818338566.post-36444429423927851962010-08-15T12:14:56.743-07:002010-08-15T12:14:56.743-07:00yes the realisation sucks but it's gonna knock...yes the realisation sucks but it's gonna knock the socks of agents once done :) and I don't use anything special for outlines. I just make as detailed a list as poss of the BIG events and then I figure out a timeline and map them over that. All the little 'scenes' that have occurred to me get fitted into the timeline and then I run through it in my head as though it were a movie to see what else I need :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841255975818338566.post-27500968773108015402010-08-15T08:00:21.381-07:002010-08-15T08:00:21.381-07:00I'm sorry about the extra work, but you know w...I'm sorry about the extra work, but you know what? It's going to be amazing and well worth it! I'm in the same boat with wanting to query by the end of this year, but I have to remind myself to slow down and make sure it's as perfect as I can get it.<br /><br />I don't have any recommendations for you (sorry :( ), but if you find any good ones, please share! I think a lot of people use an Excel spreadsheet?WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.com