Beverly Jenness's Blog: Daily Struggles of an Unknown Author - Posts Tagged "editing-nighmare"

Nothing like going along and editing my book and suddenly getting an idea to add something. You might think, well, that's no big deal, just add it. So let's say I want to add an event in chapter 6. I like to have some foreshadowing in previous chapters so it doesn't appear as an ' out of the blue' incident. Back track a few chapters to find an appropriate spot for the foreshadowing which has to be done in a way that it doesn't appear to have been dropped in. Now go back to chapter 6 and add the event but make sure you blend it well with the other events or it will feel like a random event has just been dropped into the middle of the chapter. After that, I have to ensure to transition out of the event smoothly and blend it with the rest of the chapter. After ALL of that, I have to make sure to incorporate any changes this added event has caused in subsequent chapters. If some one is hurt in the event, I have to mention their healing process or scars or limps or whatever.
Getting an idea while editing slows the process way down but makes the store richer