circles
Last night, I was playing with the dogs right before bed. Zailey was tired and couldn't stay interested in the toys that I was throwing for her and Milo to retrieve. So she went to her doggy bed that we have in the living room. There she did something I'd never seen her do before.
First she was scratching the pillow like she was trying to dig a hole through it. I was getting concerned, so I asked, "Just what do you think you are doing?" That's when she did three complete circles and threw herself down. I was so surprised, I asked, "When the hell did you turn into Odie?" (Does anyone else remember the early years of the Garfield comic strips and Saturday morning cartoons where every time Odie would lay down, he would have to do three circles first?)
It was all in the name of getting comfortable. Her stuffing in the middle of the pillow was getting pretty trampled down. She was trying her best to fluff it up. I was just surprised by it at the time since she had never done it before.
I've hit a point in Tech Fear where I am going to have to do a circle. After getting a chapter critiqued in one of my writing groups, I've realized that I've deflated the tension too much before the climax of the book. Fixing this chapter won't be too much of a problem, but it is a problem in the chapters past this one that I've already written. That is going to require some major reworking. Hopefully, I've got good enough bones in the story that I don't have to completely rewrite the chapters.
Years ago, during the early stages of Gun Smuggler's tale, I had worked ahead in the book. One of the chapters I shared was a big problem with my writing group as it was unbelievable. This was even more significant in that it was a major plot device that had to be rewritten. An entire chapter had to be scratched and rewritten. Other chapters in my outline had to be significantly altered to continue this new plot device. It was beyond frustrating, but had to be done.
Circling back to a previous bit of writing can be good for the overall strength of the novel. Zailey's circles entertained me while the fixed novels make the reader more entertained. Then again, maybe you are entertained listening to my struggles. Comment below if you are!
First she was scratching the pillow like she was trying to dig a hole through it. I was getting concerned, so I asked, "Just what do you think you are doing?" That's when she did three complete circles and threw herself down. I was so surprised, I asked, "When the hell did you turn into Odie?" (Does anyone else remember the early years of the Garfield comic strips and Saturday morning cartoons where every time Odie would lay down, he would have to do three circles first?)
It was all in the name of getting comfortable. Her stuffing in the middle of the pillow was getting pretty trampled down. She was trying her best to fluff it up. I was just surprised by it at the time since she had never done it before.
I've hit a point in Tech Fear where I am going to have to do a circle. After getting a chapter critiqued in one of my writing groups, I've realized that I've deflated the tension too much before the climax of the book. Fixing this chapter won't be too much of a problem, but it is a problem in the chapters past this one that I've already written. That is going to require some major reworking. Hopefully, I've got good enough bones in the story that I don't have to completely rewrite the chapters.
Years ago, during the early stages of Gun Smuggler's tale, I had worked ahead in the book. One of the chapters I shared was a big problem with my writing group as it was unbelievable. This was even more significant in that it was a major plot device that had to be rewritten. An entire chapter had to be scratched and rewritten. Other chapters in my outline had to be significantly altered to continue this new plot device. It was beyond frustrating, but had to be done.
Circling back to a previous bit of writing can be good for the overall strength of the novel. Zailey's circles entertained me while the fixed novels make the reader more entertained. Then again, maybe you are entertained listening to my struggles. Comment below if you are!
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(last edited Oct 02, 2016 07:55PM)
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Oct 02, 2016 07:54PM
I remember Odie! What a fun cartoon that was! Enjoyed the story and agree. Sometimes going in circles is needed to reach the goal. I'd love to read the chapter from Tech Fear you had critiqued in writing group! :)
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