Sunday, July 22, 2012

JUST EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DERAILMENT

As I stated in my last post I had just received two batches back from my editor [four chapters]. I spent a small part of that day [about 2 hours] reviewing what she had done. The next day [July 20th] I spent about four more hours reviewing the remaining pages I did not do the day before. I took a break, however once I went back to continue writing the remaining few pages for my novel, I realized something I had no anticipated earlier.

In the last chapter, as I’ve already told you, I had been able to write seven pages in one day. The seemed to flow at a breakneck speed onto the screen I had been sitting in forth of. Now wanting to start writing anew, I realized the chapter had not gone the way I had originally planned. Although the product I had been better, I feel as if my writing has been derailed.I’m now at a standstill, trying to get my bearings of where I should go from here. The end of my story is still in sight, no different then it had been before, I merely have to think of a way to clear away the [mental] blockage which my breakneck speed writing had created. Once this has been accomplished I can “slowly” bring my writing speed back to normal, writing my usual three to four pages again.

Thanks for following me as I approach the final destination, the terminal at the final period of my novel. And if possible, I’d appreciate a mention of my blog here. This might sound selfish and somewhat conceited, but I would love having a throng of people waiting for me when I arrive. :-) :-) :-)

5 comments:

  1. I just finished the going through the second proof of my novel, that's after about 100 read-throghs. I never would have believed that writing the novel was the easy part. All the best! ~ Peggy

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  2. Peggy is right. You at least are promoting before you publish so the world is waiting for you as Peggy has also done. I seemed to have thought that writing was all I had to do but it was the easiest part although I did not think so as I wrote it. Now working on a different book, I know I need to get with the promotions quickly as I enter the last round of rewrites.
    Very best of luck to you.
    Rosemary

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  3. Dear Robin,

    Coming to the climax of a book is always scary since one fears that something may have been overlooked, forgotten or suddenly doesn't make sense. When this happens to me, I go back to the beginning and do a read through to see that I'm still on track. You're not blocked,just a bit panicky as we all get toward the end and like the others said, promoting in advance is a smnart way to go--saves you so much time later.

    All the best with this!!

    Micki

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  4. All your prepublication promotion has been wonderful and we'll all be waiting for you at the Finish Line!

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  5. @ Micki - THANKS for your feedback and thr encouraging support which I need at this time.

    @ Sandra - THANKS to you as well for your support and for your patience as I approach the finishing line. It's nice to hear that my prepublication efforts is doing what I had wanted it to do--getting audience for my books ultimate release.

    Robin Leigh Morgan

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