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Would you finish then edit, or backtrack then finish?
Kali:
I'm very close to the end. I have one conversation and then it's the epic final battle, the bad guy loses, the good guys (mostly) win, and then there's the nice little denoument to wrap up everything into a tidy ending.
The thing is, I just today realized what it's going to take to turn the C-plot into a fully-realized, story-strengthening B-plot. I need to add in hints, foreshadowings, a couple of mysterious events that shouldn't be more than a couple of paragraphs, and finally write in one big scene containing a kidnapping, a battle, an unexpected alliance, a rescue, and an armed truce.
Since I'm a dyed-in-the-wool pantser, there's a very good chance that what happens in that big scene will change the ending. Not drastically, but it might change the specifics of what goes down, how it goes down, and how the 1st person viewpoint character reacts to it.
So should I finish, then edit and chance that the ending will have to be completely rewritten to accomodate the new scene? Or should I go back and write in the new scene, then pick up where I've left off and write through to the end? Any advice?
Starbeam:
I'd say to finish it and then go back to add in all the hints and other scenes. Or at least that's what I've seen most authors say to do. ;D What I would probably do is go back to add in the big scene, write the ending, and then go back through to edit the hints and foreshadowing in.
belial.1980:
--- Quote from: Starbeam on August 30, 2010, 01:32:39 AM ---I'd say to finish it and then go back to add in all the hints and other scenes. Or at least that's what I've seen most authors say to do. ;D What I would probably do is go back to add in the big scene, write the ending, and then go back through to edit the hints and foreshadowing in.
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I agree.
KevinEvans:
Yes, finish it. Then you can focus on making it great.
Regards,
Kevin
Snowleopard:
Finish it first then back track. You can always put little notes to yourself in the margins.
Er, sorry, I tend to hand write my stuff - so am always leaving notes to self.
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