On Revising An Old Short Story
About two years back I wrote a short story that still rests in my drawer, so to speak. It has received (I just checked) four rejections, each for a different version of the piece produced in gaps of few months. This weekend I sat down to revise it for the nth time and churn out yet another version, but I could clearly see that the story wasn't working. It has never worked. Now, my deeply held conviction is that any story can become good upon revision. Then why was 'Her' (as I was calling...
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rahul wrote: "A very insightful piece Mohit!! And have bookmarked your blog.In parts of it, I was reminded of some ideas explored by Pamuk in The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist .
The part abo..."
Thank you, Rahul. I want to write more regularly and more thoughtfully, so your comment is an encouragement to me. :)
In parts of it, I was reminded of some ideas explored by Pamuk in The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist .
The part about visualizing especially .
All the best with finishing the piece!