tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post117452778645557090..comments2021-08-30T04:57:34.441-05:00Comments on Chronicling the Novel: Beginning 2nd Draft of THE REFLECTING STONEAdrian Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-1174766344467010992007-03-24T15:59:00.000-05:002007-03-24T15:59:00.000-05:00Jitters is a good word for it, Debra! Glad you're...Jitters is a good word for it, Debra! Glad you're moving forward with a satisfying project to work on.<BR/><BR/>I share your sense of jitters. I'm trying to block them out entirely, as best I can. I shift my thoughts to the positive, to dreaming and brainstorming, keeping the vision of the story in mind, the goal of the quality end product. I try not to spend any time with the doubts or anxiety because it's just not worth it. A rewrite or edit requires positive thinking! It's the only way it works.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes with SILK RIVER! Just focus on the positive, always look ahead, see the book in your mind as you wish it to be and don't worry. Whatever you do now can be fixed later. As someone said, "Don't get it right, get it written."<BR/><BR/>(I'm saying this as much for me as for you!)Adrian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-1174764869122346212007-03-24T14:34:00.000-05:002007-03-24T14:34:00.000-05:00I'm waving the flag for you, Adrian. I'm approachi...I'm waving the flag for you, Adrian. I'm approaching the rewrite start line myself with SILK RIVER, and having a few nervous jitters, but I'm looking forward to the run! Good luck with THE REFLECTING STONE. d:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-1174617942021223202007-03-22T22:45:00.000-05:002007-03-22T22:45:00.000-05:00Thanks, Wynn! I try to keep at it. Keeping the f...Thanks, Wynn! I try to keep at it. Keeping the flow going makes things easier. It's rough to start from scratch without that momentum.<BR/><BR/>The excerpt you shared on your blog was really impressive. It was very readable. I have often found historical fiction that I've browsed through in bookstores to be less than clear due to a great amount of obscure references to people, places and objects of material culture that I'm not familiar with, and also to move too slowly. It seems some writers lose themselves in the history and atmosphere and forget about the need for good storytelling.<BR/><BR/>Your excerpt was certainly good storytelling! Clear motivations, goals, obstacles, risks, stakes, tension, etc. Very vivid. I had no trouble at all getting right into and following it closely. That is very satisfying, as opposed to reading something and feeling you didn't quite get it. Keep up the good -- scratch that -- EXCELLENT -- work!<BR/><BR/>Any visitors to my blog who haven't visited Wynn's blog, you can find a link to it on my main page under AUTHORS' BLOGS. Well worth a visit!Adrian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531355795873701197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637356.post-1174554039678619452007-03-22T05:00:00.000-05:002007-03-22T05:00:00.000-05:00I admire the way you work so consistently. And tha...I admire the way you work so consistently. And thanks for the critique of the piece I put up on my blog. I appreciate any commentary on it.Wynn Bextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606284153866696343noreply@blogger.com