The Writing Moment
I’m progressing through another revising/editing pass on my latest manuscript. I’m on page 70 so it looks at first glance that it’s been slow progress. But I’ve cut sixty pages.
Makes me laugh that I’ve cut that much, but I had a lot of background/collateral stuff in the ms. Now that I fully understand the story, I’m slicing away.
Painful, though. Each time I open a chapter and begin reading, I follow with a wince. *smile* Then I pull out the scalpel. I hope it’ll all be worthwhile by the time I reach ‘the end’…
Again.
Sometimes, These Things
I was running for exercise. As I did, I became aware of my body’s sounds. A novel concept emerge.
I curtailed the run and went home. Sitting down, I typed up the first twenty pages, about 2500 words, then went for water and to clean up and change clothes. While I was doing those things, I realized a potential ending and saw more scenes.
I added the book to my To Be Written document.
Just the way it goes, sometimes, you know?
Michael Seidel, writer 