tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post1126677081356072872..comments2023-08-08T05:02:50.109-04:00Comments on Tonja's Musings: Muddy Water...Tonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-58512169993867479292012-01-31T12:57:25.935-05:002012-01-31T12:57:25.935-05:00M Pax - I did end up deleting a chapter. I agree,...M Pax - I did end up deleting a chapter. I agree, it's good you aren't a good thief - tough thing to research too.<br /><br />Julie - Thanks. It helped to know the ending and to recognize I was writing when I was too tired.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-42089946200504310612012-01-27T03:49:26.254-05:002012-01-27T03:49:26.254-05:00Seems like you noticed the problem in time. I have...Seems like you noticed the problem in time. I have difficulty in staying on track just for a short story, let alone a manuscript. In addition to being a successful writer, you also have to be a full time detective! Looks like you're learning to master both. JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-87566402153153057012012-01-26T16:32:25.761-05:002012-01-26T16:32:25.761-05:00I've been struggling through a smuggling scene...I've been struggling through a smuggling scene in my WIP. Guess I'm just not a very clever thief. A good thing, I suppose. Not for the WIP tho.<br /><br />Sometimes I find it easier to delete than fix where something veers off course. Like I deleted the smuggling chapter when I had new ideas & th old ones no longer worked. Just easier in some cases. One chapter at a time is a good plan. That's what I do, too.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-14099162288859235242012-01-26T16:20:01.492-05:002012-01-26T16:20:01.492-05:00Lynda - I actually had a detailed outline for all ...Lynda - I actually had a detailed outline for all except this part of it. I have a complete one now. :)Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-69122152004990778142012-01-26T16:19:05.123-05:002012-01-26T16:19:05.123-05:00Elisabeth - I'm mostly good at this point exce...Elisabeth - I'm mostly good at this point except for one chapter - should have it fixed up before the weekend. Thanks.<br /><br />KD - Thanks for the award!Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-74428095063749116272012-01-26T08:47:42.284-05:002012-01-26T08:47:42.284-05:00I understand what you are going through. Am there ...I understand what you are going through. Am there myself. btw you have an award on my blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732006064321712054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-46811163020001867892012-01-25T17:16:37.534-05:002012-01-25T17:16:37.534-05:00I hope everything will go perfectly. My plot alwa...I hope everything will go perfectly. My plot always goes astray when I make it more plot driven vs. character driven. After realizing that about myself, it's a little easier to fix my own work. Best of luck perfecting this quickly ;)Crazy Life of a Writing Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064939499412649850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-84581494735652773542012-01-25T15:57:57.185-05:002012-01-25T15:57:57.185-05:00Yep, that's why I write detailed outlines now-...Yep, that's why I write detailed outlines now--to avoid the mud, although I will say the mud still oozes in on occasion ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-73550180044437934462012-01-25T12:27:52.167-05:002012-01-25T12:27:52.167-05:00Nicole - Very true. I enjoy the rewriting part. ...Nicole - Very true. I enjoy the rewriting part. It's just hard to continue writing when the story went a little off course. Edits are going well. :)Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-37556000959558575522012-01-25T11:26:18.311-05:002012-01-25T11:26:18.311-05:00At least you figured out that something's wron...At least you figured out that something's wrong before you finished it! Writing is more about rewriting, I think.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-88912490052127992672012-01-25T10:27:28.479-05:002012-01-25T10:27:28.479-05:00I just went off the road - the story got a little ...I just went off the road - the story got a little muddy in the last chapter. I think it's a good time to revise up to where I am.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-3003354212880661662012-01-25T09:08:35.562-05:002012-01-25T09:08:35.562-05:00Good luck with that! I've had that almost happ...Good luck with that! I've had that almost happen too but I usually put a cap on it as soon as I feel the story veering off the road.Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-80860909064463372352012-01-25T06:33:25.230-05:002012-01-25T06:33:25.230-05:00Roland - I agree we have to allow ourselves to be ...Roland - I agree we have to allow ourselves to be creative. Congrats on your word count for the weekend!<br /><br />Shelly - Thanks. :)<br /><br />Rusty - Me too - did that with my NaNo novel. I'm not too far gone with this one. Only one or two chapters need to be reworked.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-44376178915447473832012-01-24T21:56:27.587-05:002012-01-24T21:56:27.587-05:00Your doing better than I do. I usually go off the ...Your doing better than I do. I usually go off the rails and never recover.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-29881897391849871192012-01-24T13:58:55.750-05:002012-01-24T13:58:55.750-05:00Good for you.Good for you.shellyhttp://www.shellysnovicewritings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-6734471771578929262012-01-24T13:10:45.373-05:002012-01-24T13:10:45.373-05:00Grumpy Bulldog may have a point. Sometimes in the ...Grumpy Bulldog may have a point. Sometimes in the flow of writing, the rapids of your creativity veer where you didn't expect. Go with it. See where it takes you. Your reader-to-be might be second-guessing you and growing bored, sensing where you were headed -- this new of events may well save your novel not destroy it!<br /><br />That is why it is important to know the final scene of your novel. Getting there then can take wild turns as long as it gets you and your characters to that point. Even if the ending is tilted on its ear (which might be a good thing for hard-to-please readers!)<br /><br />I wrote 11,000 words this past weekend & the same thing happened to me. It took my novel someplace that made me laugh out loud -- that can't be a bad thing, right?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-9311893122763988532012-01-24T12:25:33.299-05:002012-01-24T12:25:33.299-05:00LG - It's probably just the way it goes. It&#...LG - It's probably just the way it goes. It's fun to wander around a bit when I'm in the middle of writing. But I don't want extraneous stuff in the story that I need to cut out later. I'm definitely going to be cutting this week. Not much though - I didn't get too far lost.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-41271242794283028212012-01-24T10:01:15.402-05:002012-01-24T10:01:15.402-05:00That's how I spend most of my writing time...t...That's how I spend most of my writing time...two steps forward, one step back. I get lost in the mud a lot. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-22460808950469889452012-01-24T09:18:08.672-05:002012-01-24T09:18:08.672-05:00Grumpy - I don't get the football reference - ...Grumpy - I don't get the football reference - I'm more of a hockey kind of girl. <br /><br />Alex - I think I'm still at the point I can fix it without hurting myself.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-88953623228108908682012-01-24T08:41:24.995-05:002012-01-24T08:41:24.995-05:00You could backtrack, but that might be more diffic...You could backtrack, but that might be more difficult.<br />Be thankful you noticed the wrong turn before writing the rest of the book!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1598482777681428179.post-2877448521008210122012-01-24T08:26:55.266-05:002012-01-24T08:26:55.266-05:00I don't call that "a wrong turn"; I ...I don't call that "a wrong turn"; I call it "calling an audible" like the quarterback does in football when he changes the play before the ball is snapped to try and fool the defense. And just like in football sometimes those audibles work and sometimes they don't. Just don't be so stuck on the game plan you forsake a good play.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com