tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post1897647791621830423..comments2023-04-14T09:06:17.079-05:00Comments on Can I Get a Side of Reality With That?: Shamelessly stealing from Sierra Godfrey...JEMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043891292719086478noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-71548462730446878502010-04-14T11:38:24.214-05:002010-04-14T11:38:24.214-05:00I'll definitely have to check Scrivener out, t...I'll definitely have to check Scrivener out, thanks, beth! I'm always looking for fun authorial tools.JEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043891292719086478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-83960631483760168482010-04-14T11:35:50.802-05:002010-04-14T11:35:50.802-05:00One thing that helped me from being overwhlemed (l...One thing that helped me from being overwhlemed (loved the Rapunzel's braid analogy, btw) is to use Scrivener. It shows you how many words you have in a chapter rather than in a page--so I don't really have a concept of page numbers. When I compile the manuscript and see how big it really is, I get intimidated, but otherwise, it seems manageable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-76854185227434389822010-04-14T09:12:21.393-05:002010-04-14T09:12:21.393-05:00I'm trying to not be so parsimonious with deta...I'm trying to not be so parsimonious with details of where the story is going. I'm trying to dribble out important backstory elements in this rewrite, rather than just dumping at the end.<br /><br />Oh and letting my character be a big jerk when that's her impulse, instead of having her quash those impulses. Removing sources of help is what makes a climax most high-stakes, right?Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.com