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The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
DragonEyes:
I wrote 800 words last night before deleting 650 after remembering that I'd dropped that plot point. So disgusted, that my progress was only that 150...
Paynesgrey:
Cut and paste! Instead of dropping those deleted words, dump the stack in a seperate "scraps" document on the off chance you've got a scene, bit of dialogue or image you can re-purpose or simply draw some ideas from later.
DragonEyes:
--- Quote from: Paynesgrey on February 28, 2012, 12:05:30 PM ---Cut and paste! Instead of dropping those deleted words, dump the stack in a seperate "scraps" document on the off chance you've got a scene, bit of dialogue or image you can re-purpose or simply draw some ideas from later.
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Not a bad idea, but too late for it. In any case, the scene was not very easily reuseable. It took place in a locale that was dropped entirely from the story. Mostly, I dropped it because it was just confusing for the current story and added nothing to the overall theme. It may have been useful in a sequal, but I'm not htinking of sequals yet.
Paynesgrey:
Reminds me I've got a scene I've decided to jettison or severely prune back because it doesn't really flow organically with the story, comes off more like a Heinleinian Preachable Moment after reading the whole piece a couple times. The sort of thing better depicted with a faint, light brush and and gentle, quiet whisper rather than slapped on with putty knife and ramblement.
DragonEyes:
You mean sort of how Jim usually throws in those occasional scenes that make you go "damn... that's absolutely right!" with only a descriptive paragraph, a line of dialogue, and a meaningful pause?
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