Starting Over-Continuing the Love of Writing
I'm rewriting my sci-fantasy novel Maizsie Carson. I have to do that before I can finish the sequel which I've written the first three pages of.
I wrote Maizsie Carson a few years ago and posted it on Wattpad and it got raving votes, reads and comments. But there are kinks in it that need to be worked out. It'll probably take me half the year to rewrite it.
So far I have 149 pages over 42,000 words to rewrite and I haven't finished the novel yet. So that means I will also have to complete the novel during the rewriting process. I'm going to try to keep some of the parts I find value in that I can work into the new draft.
Once I get that done, I'm going to post it on Wattpad. I've posted a couple of stories on Wattpad yesterday and my following is increasing. Wattpad is where I first gained a following so like I said in an earlier post I'm having to start from square one again. Wattpad is where I got my first start. I'm just continuing my love of writing and nothing more. See my earlier blog post "Devalued Career to A Closeted Hobby," if you want to know why or further on this.
I wrote Maizsie Carson a few years ago and posted it on Wattpad and it got raving votes, reads and comments. But there are kinks in it that need to be worked out. It'll probably take me half the year to rewrite it.
So far I have 149 pages over 42,000 words to rewrite and I haven't finished the novel yet. So that means I will also have to complete the novel during the rewriting process. I'm going to try to keep some of the parts I find value in that I can work into the new draft.
Once I get that done, I'm going to post it on Wattpad. I've posted a couple of stories on Wattpad yesterday and my following is increasing. Wattpad is where I first gained a following so like I said in an earlier post I'm having to start from square one again. Wattpad is where I got my first start. I'm just continuing my love of writing and nothing more. See my earlier blog post "Devalued Career to A Closeted Hobby," if you want to know why or further on this.
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Best of luck. It's good that you recognize the kinks. I had to rewrite my first novel.
Jan wrote: "Best of luck. It's good that you recognize the kinks. I had to rewrite my first novel."I learned by trial and error. I try to get it in the best shape that I can. But I've had to do major rewrites many, many times in at least one of my works so far. All you can do is reduce the errors or problems to minor or minimal as you possibly can. We are not perfect beings, although there are others out there that expect us to be. If you're not perfect how can you expect me to be? If you keep trying to be so perfect, you'll drive yourself crazy. This is from me a perfectionist who is finally accepting my human side. I also use beta readers and editors, hemingway editor, grammarly and prowriting aid, which helps but I learned the hard way to never use all those resources at the same time.
They can cancel each other out and cause you to keep correcting things. And every time you correct them, the other resources say something different and then you correct it. And then each resource may say this is right but this wrong and so and so forth until you're just going around in circles, driving yourself batty. I just finally had to use my best judgement and experience with all these resources and release the book after I revised it. But nothing is ever going to be perfect enough.
All you can do is improve and minimize mistakes as much as possible where your book is readable, enjoyable and understandable. So far I managed to do that. But it was a very long, disturbing, frustrating and maniacal process. And after going through all that still there are some people that will never be satisfied with whatever you do. Those type of people I never let inside my head when I'm in the process of writing. I give it my all with the intent on making myself crazy then I release it into the world and move on. If I worried about those unsatisfied people out there, I'd never get anything done or get to the next level. I always write the book I like to see written (that I don't see written, at least not the kind I'm interested in) and I share what I write with others when its published. If they become interested in reading it. Great. If not, then, ok. But I'm only sharing what I like to read by writing it and letting others see it. That is all. That's how I stay relevant. That's how I've lasted so long. I love writing. I'm glad I have a talent for it.
Thanks, Alex.