tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post1792706443880400189..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: A murky pitAnnalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-7915824073929587402011-08-06T17:15:41.111+01:002011-08-06T17:15:41.111+01:00Hmm, an extra character is worth thinking about. T...Hmm, an extra character is worth thinking about. There are certainly gaps which might benefit from another viewpoint. Cheers Rebecca, that's the first time I've ever seen advice for too-short, usually it's for those pesky first-time novelists who manage to overwrite 50,000 words... I always look on them very enviously!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-49760899813181654812011-08-05T15:48:12.278+01:002011-08-05T15:48:12.278+01:00I have a great book on writing to be published and...I have a great book on writing to be published and there is a section of advice for if your first draft comes in short. Some of the advice is to create an extra character, someone who will come in and conflict somewhere with someone or with a situation. Stir it up a bit. <br /><br />It sounds as though you know some of the extra you are going to be adding anyway. Wishing you lots of luck with it.Rebecca Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194524230109997420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-68068277620874256232011-07-31T18:28:25.326+01:002011-07-31T18:28:25.326+01:00I suppose it will force me into that 'distance...I suppose it will force me into that 'distance' I'm supposed to have before I edit, if nothing else!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-90357840823268946852011-07-30T01:17:44.899+01:002011-07-30T01:17:44.899+01:00Good luck with the revisions. I'm sure you can...Good luck with the revisions. I'm sure you can fit them in, in all that, you know, spare time you've got ;-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com