tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35405042.post5033107752683078953..comments2023-04-25T08:32:45.729-05:00Comments on The Chicago Contingent: Day 16Dana Kayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520699440390498341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35405042.post-6877203112433123912007-11-16T11:35:00.000-06:002007-11-16T11:35:00.000-06:00Your last point reminds me of an Elmore Leonard qu...Your last point reminds me of an Elmore Leonard quote, something like "I leave out the parts that people skip." It's good advice. My problem is that I sometimes take this too far and neglect to leave a little space for the narrative to breathe. My novel this year is a lot less breakneck in its pace than last year's, though, so hopefully I'm getting over this.<BR/><BR/>You're absolutely right about planning ahead. Most of my novel this year is outlined, but some of the scenes only sketchily so, and I had my roughest day yesterday when I really didn't know where one chapter was going. I got it done, but it was a struggle. Better planning would have helped me avoid that.<BR/><BR/>I admire your integrity, though, because if I started my novel over from scratch, I'd probably hang on to those initial few days of writing as part of my total word count. Yeah, it's cheating, but you're going to cut a lot out when you edit anyway...Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665823669624714322noreply@blogger.com