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Bookkeeping: Lynch
Jun. 13th, 2012 09:51 pmNew words: 883
Total words: 4303
Yep, I remembered how to hurt Jody. His grief for what he lost in the previous book is still very close to the surface, and others' pity isn't helping.
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I'm still not sure whether planning out the plot elements beforehand is working. My problem has always been that I under-write (under-sell?) the story and have to go back over and over again to add in what's obvious to me but missing for everyone else. I can be somewhat better assured, I suppose, that in working from an outline I stand a better chance of getting things on the page, but that doesn't mean they won't still need flesh on their bones.
On a positive note, however, I do know where I'm supposed to be going. That's helping with the initial focus when I sit down to write, something I also needed.
As always, it's a tradeoff.
Total words: 4303
Yep, I remembered how to hurt Jody. His grief for what he lost in the previous book is still very close to the surface, and others' pity isn't helping.
***
I'm still not sure whether planning out the plot elements beforehand is working. My problem has always been that I under-write (under-sell?) the story and have to go back over and over again to add in what's obvious to me but missing for everyone else. I can be somewhat better assured, I suppose, that in working from an outline I stand a better chance of getting things on the page, but that doesn't mean they won't still need flesh on their bones.
On a positive note, however, I do know where I'm supposed to be going. That's helping with the initial focus when I sit down to write, something I also needed.
As always, it's a tradeoff.
