not actually an update, just a note
Aug. 25th, 2005 04:46 pmI think I've finished editing chapter 9 of "Secrets," but I'm going to sit on it for one more day, just to make sure. (See, I changed more than I usually change, post-beta, and I'm not completely certain of the structural balance anymore.)
I think future chapters shouldn't take this long to write. This one was just... I wanted to write it and didn't want to write it, in about equal amounts. Because it's kind of the... I don't want to say climax, but certainly the pivot point of the story, and that means that if it doesn't work, the other chapters could be the most wonderful things ever, but the story as a whole would be misbegotten, because it would be anchored on crap.
So I was very nervous all through the writing, and the editing, and I dragged my feet a lot. Now, granted, I was also writing "Knives," "The Way of the Apartment Manager," and "Tides" during that period, but still, nearly 8 months is a bit much for 11,000 words. *sigh*
I resolve to do better in future.
I think future chapters shouldn't take this long to write. This one was just... I wanted to write it and didn't want to write it, in about equal amounts. Because it's kind of the... I don't want to say climax, but certainly the pivot point of the story, and that means that if it doesn't work, the other chapters could be the most wonderful things ever, but the story as a whole would be misbegotten, because it would be anchored on crap.
So I was very nervous all through the writing, and the editing, and I dragged my feet a lot. Now, granted, I was also writing "Knives," "The Way of the Apartment Manager," and "Tides" during that period, but still, nearly 8 months is a bit much for 11,000 words. *sigh*
I resolve to do better in future.