tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post1233802046044330620..comments2023-07-14T06:17:49.677-04:00Comments on The Daring Novelist: ROW80 Check In 1 - Cut the First Chapter RuleThe Daring Novelisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-15967472275112411102013-07-07T12:43:27.539-04:002013-07-07T12:43:27.539-04:00ElizabethAM - yep. A lot of us write the move vivi...ElizabethAM - yep. A lot of us write the move vivid stuff first. (I just read an interview with Joss Whedon, who said he always writes his favorite parts first, because it encourages him to finish it.)<br /><br />Chris - Yes, sometimes doing the opposite is exactly what you need to do. Cut something.... or develop it even further.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-7431533289127382892013-07-07T03:08:31.177-04:002013-07-07T03:08:31.177-04:00I like your perspective here. As I started writing...I like your perspective here. As I started writing my current story I was constantly tinkering with the first chapter. It seemed okay on the surface but the real conflict (protag finds out he has cancer) doesn't occur until chapter 2. Cutting chapter 1 would be a logical decision to make... except that I flipped the story to a different POV and started it even further back! Of course this is more of an experimental writing exercise than serious novel attempt but we'll see how it goes.<br /><br /><a href="%E2%80%9Dpedestrianwriter.blogspot.com/%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">The Pedestrian Writer</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-84122240454951741592013-07-06T13:36:52.018-04:002013-07-06T13:36:52.018-04:00I never write in sequence, even after fully plotti...I never write in sequence, even after fully plotting, so I find I've often plotted way too early in the story. It does allow me to finish sooner than I expected sometimes, which is nice. :)<br /><br />It sounds like you've made some progres already in the Round, even with life getting in the way. Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!Elizabeth Anne Mitchellhttp://belledamesansmerci.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-47210154595397259352013-07-03T12:26:43.811-04:002013-07-03T12:26:43.811-04:00Oh, I always start in the middle. Or perhaps I sh...Oh, I always start in the middle. Or perhaps I should say, I never write in sequence. It's just not how my mind works.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982837118358902227.post-28104810740813764472013-07-03T07:26:32.748-04:002013-07-03T07:26:32.748-04:00Wow...starting in the middle! That's really ta...Wow...starting in the middle! That's really taking on a challenge! I've started at the end before, but never in the middle. Interesting.<br /><br />Like you, I've cut the first chapter several times before. Sounds like you've got a great story to work with.<br /><br />Glad Kitty was okay.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com