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- February 12th, 2010, 11:55 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing with ADHD
- Replies: 7
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Re: Writing with ADHD
I've been on meds for 5 days now and I've revised an additional 3 pages. While that doesn't sound all that impressive, I'm pleased. Monday morning when the pill kicked in I took one look at my house and realized it had to be priority #1. I was behind on everything so I channeled all my new focus int...
- February 7th, 2010, 10:12 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: chapter question.
- Replies: 18
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Re: chapter question.
Faulkner may have the shortest chapter on record in As I Lay Dying. One sentence, five words. "My mother is a fish."
- February 6th, 2010, 11:30 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing with ADHD
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4305
Writing with ADHD
I wrote my first MS in the 2009 NaNo and have been working on revising it since then. I'm on page 36. To say that it's not going well would be an understatement. It's not lack of motivation. I sit down with my pages at least once a day although that doesn't mean I actually do anything with them. I j...
- January 21st, 2010, 11:10 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How Do You Revise
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3818
Re: How Do You Revise
Thanks for the advice. With all of your comments in mind I've started revising some of my weak characters. Right now some of them are acting out of character and that's my fault because I didn't define them well enough in the first draft. Once my cast starts behaving in more predictable (for their p...
- January 14th, 2010, 9:17 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How Do You Revise
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3818
How Do You Revise
Do you start with plot or character changes? Do you start at the beginning and work your way through to the end or do you do one character/plot thread at a time? Why do you do it the way you do?
- January 14th, 2010, 8:50 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How Little League is Promoting Self-Publishing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1486
How Little League is Promoting Self-Publishing
When I was nine my parents signed me up for the inaugural season of our town's girls softball league. It was a twelve inch ball and we played slow pitch. Well, the rest of my team played slow pitch while I either sat on the sun warped bench or stood in right field attempting to pick splinters from t...