tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post3341695950149723647..comments2023-04-14T09:06:17.079-05:00Comments on Can I Get a Side of Reality With That?: Knowing which manuscript to follow (not so easy)JEMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043891292719086478noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-77017001969913964292012-07-17T20:23:41.201-05:002012-07-17T20:23:41.201-05:00I've found in the past the reason I lost inter...I've found in the past the reason I lost interest was because I didn't know where I was going or how I was going to get there. Outlining helped with my my last (I'm currently letting it sit a bit before revising) and I'm trying it again to see if it really works or was just a fluke :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-73078762567848236812012-07-17T13:28:07.332-05:002012-07-17T13:28:07.332-05:00I started three different ones this past year and ...I started three different ones this past year and now am finishing up one of them (but my mind wanders to the others, a lot). I say stick with what works for you. At least it's progress!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-27753424786328027332012-07-16T18:15:03.568-05:002012-07-16T18:15:03.568-05:00It sounds like you just needed a little vacation.
...It sounds like you just needed a little vacation.<br /><br />I've got two mss going right now. The one that I'm almost finished with, and the one I'm working on the second draft. I don't work on them at the same time. I'd get dizzy if I did. When I need a break with one, I work on the other one. And I have another one waiting for me to tear it apart.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-55755924147891359462012-07-16T11:57:19.428-05:002012-07-16T11:57:19.428-05:00There have been times when I had more than one fir...There have been times when I had more than one first draft going at the same time, but in each case, one of them won out over the other, and the loser went into the trunk.<br /><br />Four seems like a lot, though. I think you should work on the one set at Teotihuacan, because as you know, I think that place is awesome! ;)Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251579663264888445.post-54717799408044941422012-07-16T11:09:35.564-05:002012-07-16T11:09:35.564-05:00There is no rule that says you have to work on onl...There is no rule that says you have to work on only one piece at a time. If moving around helps you keep pounding the keys, I'd say it's a great technique. I have gotten pretty stuck with a manuscript myself and I think if I took the pressure off myself to be linear and worked on other projects, I'd probably get my mojo back, and the plot problems might be easier to fix.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.com