Another week gone in 2013, and all is well. As far as words written, I've continued to hit my goals. Total word count doesn't necessarily reflect that I've done anything this week though, as I have continued to prune as I go. Even rewriting entire chapters sometimes. It's been brutal but worth it.
"Rin and Finnius" is coming along,(pruning and all) though at this point, I'm not certain what kind of length the story will be. I had intended it to be short novel length, but it may not make it. This is do to my very poor planning for which I take full responsibility. It seems that starting to write with nothing but a few ideas in my head may not make as much sense as I thought it would.
My biggest problem with not planning, is writing a bunch of stuff that doesn't really work, only to realize it after I've left that part of the story. Then there is a decision to make. Go back or forge ahead with a broken story. I don't like either option. I did try to forge ahead, but ultimately decided to go back and edit. It was that bad!
While forging ahead is probably the right decision in most cases, I couldn't do it. Now some of the early holes patched and a little better plan in place I can continue to write. The plan is probably not as good as it should be, but I think I can bring the story to a close with the path I'm on. The important thing is that there has been a lesson learned. Plan your story before writing your story.
With all the things I'm learning, the next story is bound to be better, right? That's the hope anyway. Thanks for stopping by and until next time, I'll be here...write 'n' stuff.
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