Jumped to the next chapter in my story this week, but as I began working through the pages, doubts started creeping in. Does this scene work? Am I wasting my time here? Will this drag down the rest of the story? It's making me rethink the whole story. Shudders.
The solution? Move on to something else for a while until the feelings pass and I can return to the chapter with a fresh eye.
In the meantime, we've set a new record here in the Friday links. Four of today's links come from Janice Hardy's blog. If there was ever a writing blog that you should visit on a regular basis, Janice's blog is definitely it.
Have a great weekend!
ChemistKen
Form Fitting: Using Story Structure to Your Advantage
When Your Scene is Dragging: 6 Ways to Add Tension
Why One Note is One-Derful for Writers
Description: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Updating Your Ebook After Publication
The Best Way for Writers to Use Amazon’s Preorder Feature
Three Writing Tips From The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Website of Ken Rahmoeller -- fantasy author, chemist, and lover of all things Hogwarts (Photo Courtesy of Scarluuk)
Those do look like good posts, Ken. I'm going to try them out.
ReplyDeleteAlready checked out one of the links, thanks Ken! I think you are right to move onto something else when you hit a wall with the writing. Sometimes that's all you need to see the right way forward. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteGreat Friday links. Whenever I'm stuck, I search out help, and these are perfect. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI go through those doubts too if I let myself think to hard. I like your advice, very helpful.
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