Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Wow, Holly - that's gotta be tedious and time-consuming, but I can totally see how that would work! Even for a fast typer. How many times do you retype the whole thing? Just once, I hope! Maybe I could try that for a single chapter and see whether I'm finding it effective or if I'm pulling my hair o...

EDIT: I've received several responses and want to thank everyone for their interest! I think I've got as many partners as I'm interested in at the moment, but I'd still be open to another YA fantasy/sci-fi/dystopian/action with good writing and an irresistible premise... so you're welcome to give m...

That's a good suggestion, Watcher55. I like to keep going once I'm settled in, but it would probably help to take short breaks.

Thanks again, Karen. I obviously missed that set of forums in my looking about. I'll give them a shot!

It's reassuring to hear from others and know I'm not the only one, Charlee. Thanks, Karen. I appreciate the advice! I'll continue working through it, and do my best. This is my third novel, but definitely the first one that I've felt so attached to that I really wanted to work through the hard stuff...

I do know what you mean, polymath, and definitely agree. I think without that knowledge of what makes good writing and/or enjoyable writing it's very difficult to produce it in our own work. If you don't have that experience base to start with, it's going to be a lot harder to write well yourself. I...

That sounds like solid reasoning to me, Mike R! You definitely have a point, polymath. The difficulty lies in distinguishing whether you're getting sucked into the story because as the author you know the story in your heart, inside, and the words are just a trigger reminding you of how it feels, or...

I'm currently working on revisions of my WIP. I'm still at the scene-level stage, ensuring I've said everything relevant and cutting out wordy scene intros, excessive contemplation by characters, unnecessary explanatory sentences, removing irrelevant scenes altogether, etc. I read someone somewhere ...