Laying in the lines

[rolanni]

Spent much of the day cutting-moving-and-pasting blocks of text, writing some new scenes, chopping up other scenes, switching out chapters.  In essence, this requires holding the Entire Book As It Exists in your head at once, along with the Entire Book As It Should Be — and rectifying them.

This?

Is nerve-wracking.  I just hope to ghod I’m not busting the furniture.

For what it’s worth — which at this stage, isn’t much — the word count on Ghost Ship stands right now at 86,485 for a net gain of 933 words.

I’ll start up again tomorrow, after I rest my brain.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[hapaxnym.livejournal.com]

In essence, this requires holding the Entire Book As It Exists in your head at once, along with the Entire Book As It Should Be — and rectifying them.

Aha! Soft landings, Word-Pilot!

[drammar.livejournal.com]

"...this requires holding the Entire Book As It Exists in your head at once, along with the Entire Book As It Should Be — and rectifying them."

Not a job for the faint-at-heart. Positive thought flowing your way.

Well, you ARE the Caylon, after all.

[micheledear.livejournal.com]

In essence, this requires holding the Entire Book As It Exists in your head at once, along with the Entire Book As It Should Be — and rectifying them.

...not QUITE exactly the same thing, but close enough.

You can do it!!!!

Entire Book in Head

[claire774.livejournal.com]

May need to eat extra fish? Brain food. Maine must be an excellent place to buy fish. We all really do appreciate all your hard work. I've never followed an author writing a book before. Thanks for letting us see the mistress at work.

Gus says he wants fish too. But mom is a vegan. Too bad. Stuck with his doggie food.
C.

The Labor of Magic

[dmellieon.livejournal.com]

To me the reconciliation of the Book in your Mind and the Book on Paper is the Magic of
Writing. May the Joy of the perfect balance come to you soonest.