tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post3494467238249335568..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: Murdering my darlingsAnnalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-90557268696807870272012-02-22T10:13:56.337+00:002012-02-22T10:13:56.337+00:00It's the waiting that I'm not so good at t...It's the waiting that I'm not so good at though. I just need that first sentence to start me off...Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-62254915756538965922012-02-22T10:13:04.589+00:002012-02-22T10:13:04.589+00:00At least we realise what's not working. Better...At least we realise what's not working. Better that than to send out sub-standard work!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-83424272336177567152012-02-22T08:39:42.956+00:002012-02-22T08:39:42.956+00:00Hmmm yes it's happened with me before. When I ...Hmmm yes it's happened with me before. When I had to rewrite Doorways. The way I solve a plot hole (of any nature)is as follows: 1) Acknowledge the problem 2) List what you need for the problem to be solved 3) Believe (correctly) that the perfect solution is already in your mind and just out of reach 4) wait for your mind to cough it up. <br /><br />;-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-84482495092271834992012-02-22T04:05:17.595+00:002012-02-22T04:05:17.595+00:00I write too short, and still end up having to rip ...I write too short, and still end up having to rip loads out. It hurts!Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-72729383051876163502012-02-21T22:08:29.727+00:002012-02-21T22:08:29.727+00:00Yes! Although, so far, I haven't managed any.....Yes! Although, so far, I haven't managed any...Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-69284389756881667292012-02-21T22:02:28.554+00:002012-02-21T22:02:28.554+00:00It's never easy to cut out scenes or words--bu...It's never easy to cut out scenes or words--but you know what, we can always make more--and better ones at that. :)nutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-59300234524240955142012-02-21T20:06:01.803+00:002012-02-21T20:06:01.803+00:00That's exactly right, I'm doing it for the...That's exactly right, I'm doing it for the good of the story! But, yes, it does hurt :-(Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-32473727989818609542012-02-21T20:05:21.430+00:002012-02-21T20:05:21.430+00:00A burden - that's how I feel about it. Not wor...A burden - that's how I feel about it. Not worried too much about the word count at this point, just focusing on getting the bridge from one section to the next reconnected... or I'll be re-writing the next part too :-(<br /><br />Re the review - I look forward to hearing what you think. Thanks!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-43082482130974844492012-02-21T18:11:10.109+00:002012-02-21T18:11:10.109+00:00I had to do this recently. It hurts! But the work ...I had to do this recently. It hurts! But the work is better for it.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-955069712306813042012-02-21T17:35:51.141+00:002012-02-21T17:35:51.141+00:00I struggle to find more words for my novel efforts...I struggle to find more words for my novel efforts...so every word cut adds to the burden of creating newer ones.<br /> I will be reviewing your book on Friday or Saturday 24 or 25 will email you when posted.....sorry for the delay...had two other books received earlier from a blogging forum to review.Rek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-19309988418135540412012-02-21T17:14:30.911+00:002012-02-21T17:14:30.911+00:00I wonder how your story would have been received i...I wonder how your story would have been received if you'd handed in the original version. Must have been a huge shock when you realised, though!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-79904071560547743032012-02-21T17:13:12.620+00:002012-02-21T17:13:12.620+00:00Endings can be really tough - it's so hard to ...Endings can be really tough - it's so hard to make that decision though, isn't it?Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-85157577208434251212012-02-21T17:10:43.068+00:002012-02-21T17:10:43.068+00:00That makes perfect sense, Suze, thanks.That makes perfect sense, Suze, thanks.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-1392154832678007602012-02-21T17:08:14.187+00:002012-02-21T17:08:14.187+00:00I'm in awe over those numbers. To cut so much,...I'm in awe over those numbers. To cut so much, and still have 98k left!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-10988831791374675892012-02-21T17:07:21.981+00:002012-02-21T17:07:21.981+00:00It's a good system when it works, but leaves n...It's a good system when it works, but leaves no leeway.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-86505855356645444552012-02-21T16:43:55.819+00:002012-02-21T16:43:55.819+00:00Kinda. I had to turn a story in for my creative wr...Kinda. I had to turn a story in for my creative writing class, and then realized my computer ate my file and had to write it a~ll over again in the few hours before class. Twas awful, but I kept to that spectre as you so put it is what guided me. The plot was the same, but how it came about changed; word choices, activities, thoughts. The new version evolved from the old one, and I think came out better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-70883184640159729642012-02-21T16:14:15.762+00:002012-02-21T16:14:15.762+00:00I'm like you, normally trying to add to my wor...I'm like you, normally trying to add to my word count. But, yeah, I've had to cut stuff that just wasn't working. (The entire ending of my last novella.) I'm sure you'll find the words to fill the gap! <br />Good luck :)Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-18811011069623741822012-02-21T15:54:09.421+00:002012-02-21T15:54:09.421+00:00Also, that would be 'used to the absence'....Also, that would be 'used to the absence'...Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-6601109599501248712012-02-21T15:52:33.643+00:002012-02-21T15:52:33.643+00:00'got out my soon-to-be-submitted trilogy of no...'got out my soon-to-be-submitted trilogy of novellas and read them as a whole, and - yay! - they worked. I held my breath, I got goosebumps, I wanted a character to do the opposite to what she was planning. I got caught up in my own stories!'<br /><br />That sounds great!<br /><br />'But the spectre of the old version is lingering.'<br /><br />And linger it will ...<br /><br />'have you ever needed to delete huge swathes of your work, and how did you fill the hole it left behind?'<br /><br />I actually happen to be expert at this. First, you have to get used to the hole. Size it up. Get comfortable with the void. Something in you signaled what was there before had to go so it must be that something in you knows what it wants to fill it with. It takes time to get use to the absence of something that was there for a long time. Take too long too fill it and it takes on too great a significance. Fill it too fast, and you won't be happy with the slipshod replacement. <br /><br />My advice is sit with the void until it doesn't feel so scary. Then, slowly start to play. Don't let anyone sit on your shoulder, so to speak, not even you! If that makes sense. If you manage to lose yourself in the process, you're well on your way to new birth.<br /><br />And believe me, that can be really great.<br /><br />Good luck! And bravo on that bravado to excise in the first place! ;)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-17647473407139681732012-02-21T13:50:37.121+00:002012-02-21T13:50:37.121+00:00Cut 4000 words on last edit of Two Halves. Total c...Cut 4000 words on last edit of Two Halves. Total cut from original was around 12000 if I remember correctly. Still, I was left with a novel of 98K words. I have the opposite problem from you. I write and write and write and then have to take the fluff out.Marta Szemikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100791404636754754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-76258860740082737292012-02-21T12:40:47.071+00:002012-02-21T12:40:47.071+00:00Not usually because I write in a similar style - b...Not usually because I write in a similar style - bare bones and in desperate need of more words to make a detailed and complete story!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com