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03:52 pm: Almost there. Wait, when did this story get boring?
Number of Words written this week: 3341

Almost to the 3500 word goal, and it's still Saturday. I'd like to get this story (Shiloh) finished tonight, after Eric and the baby are in bed, and then I can be on a Sunday-to-Saturday schedule, instead of the Monday-to-Sunday schedule that I started with.

Sadly, all that research I did has really bogged the story down. Instead of being a fast-reading horror bit, it's a slogging mess (not unlike the Civil War itself). After it's really done, it's going to have to be pared way down, and I'm going to have to lose a lot of authenticity (about boring stuff like troop movements, et cetera), or it'll be unreadable.

Current Mood:

determined

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From:	velourmane
Date:	July 2nd, 2006 12:44 am (UTC)

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Hey, that's good, though, it gives you a really strong place to start with before you begin pruning.

I think I often under-research and have to fill in, which feels trickier sometimes since the prose can come off unfocused.

I'm so pleased to be able to read your writing again! :)

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From:	teamzerbert
Date:	July 2nd, 2006 05:18 am (UTC)

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Thanks!

Yeah, with the research, I will sometimes do it before writing and sometimes after. If the research comes through the way I want/expect it to, doing it after seems to lead to a stronger story. But then, sometimes, the (post-writing) research utterly destroys a particular plot point, and that can be truly aggravating.

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