On Revision
Still on the theme of revision...! I love the first draft stage, it's as effortless as running downhill towards Johnny Depp. This last stage is more akin to combing nits out of Captain Jacks dreadlocks...and there's a little
voice whispering, ah leave it, sure what does it matter?
voice whispering, ah leave it, sure what does it matter?
So near, but yet so far.
Solution:
Fall back on an excellent small town technique for getting people to do what they ought to. It's called shaming. So on the 31st March I'll have the novel finished and in the post (with unforged and ungoogled photographic
evidence on this blog). And in case your wondering, this is
not just excuse to include a photograph
of J Depp. Honest.
Solution:
Fall back on an excellent small town technique for getting people to do what they ought to. It's called shaming. So on the 31st March I'll have the novel finished and in the post (with unforged and ungoogled photographic
evidence on this blog). And in case your wondering, this is
not just excuse to include a photograph
of J Depp. Honest.
Comments
The Johnny Depp inclusion was well received, I am guilty of that all the time but I have tried to hide them by putting him in character.
By the way, I read the other day that J. Depp hates the internet, so we can continue posting away.
Great choice of photo by the way.
I love the image of the curtains, can almost see them twitch...feeling the pressure already! Glad you like the photo!
And who needs an excuse to post let alone drool over a pic of Mr Depp in all his gorgeousness?!?!
Take care
x
Thanks, glad you liked the photo!
I'm glad you mentioned your experience of first drafts is less then downhill...!I shouldnt assume we all write in the same way!:)
I do find first drafts easy enough, I suppose because I don't stop to think about where its all leading, (or to plot...probably why the final drafts become so messy!) Also I tend to write them very quickly stream of consciousness style in a notebook, in bed or when there's no one around and have no deadline in mind.
The hell starts for me when I've all the words written and I've to go back and make sense of them! I know what you mean about starving the kids etc....! One of the reasons I'm pressuring myself to get this finished is to assuage my guilt at being so scattered when it comes to the kids, meals, housework etc... what you say about remembering its a story was something that really helped me lately.
What exactly is revision, btw?
Now just 'draft' on down to J.Depp
And a Johnny Depp pic is always in good taste though I'm bit off him after the last thing on him in the Vanity Fair which was lame and I wish I hadn't read it but it might have been the interviewer who featured the shallow and not really him at all and does he need to be deep just cuz he is so....alluring?
I'll see your "by the end of the month"!
Alluring, oh yes he is...!
Reb VF was that the Patti Smith interview?
Great to have some company on my journey, we're nearly there!
LOL - some things (people)are!! Thanks, must try reading it outloud, or the bribery!
Good luck :)