I wish I could say I have no idea what this is like. Lengthy pieces confound me, but as a writing process... apparently I'm a "discovery" writer much like you, regardless of the genre or story type. The discovery might lead to an outline, in a shorter piece, but overall? It's the other thing.
Do them in any order you please. Rewrite the same chapter five times. Whatever. It's not like you're finishing the fucking book anyway. This, plus the "I wrote an outline, and then the characters rewrote it for me by jumping out of the plot," makes you feel as if the thing will never be done. How could it? It's a moving target!
So, is Devin now the main character? Or has it all shifted off again to Kelen, or back to Calla?
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Date: 2014-04-01 06:38 pm (UTC)I wish I could say I have no idea what this is like. Lengthy pieces confound me, but as a writing process... apparently I'm a "discovery" writer much like you, regardless of the genre or story type. The discovery might lead to an outline, in a shorter piece, but overall? It's the other thing.
Do them in any order you please. Rewrite the same chapter five times. Whatever. It's not like you're finishing the fucking book anyway.
This, plus the "I wrote an outline, and then the characters rewrote it for me by jumping out of the plot," makes you feel as if the thing will never be done. How could it? It's a moving target!
So, is Devin now the main character? Or has it all shifted off again to Kelen, or back to Calla?