*sighs in frustration* I was just reading over my last paragraph, realising again that the focus on characters had once again shifted to Cerridwen eating her dinner, and had the intense desire to start my novel over. I refuse to do so however, but it's still bugging me. I think I introduced too many characters in this years story. It's a group of 23. 6 of them children. There are 8 married couples, and one single woman. It's moderate but I'm going to have to start breaking things up, if I'm going to follow more than one "point of view".
My novel is written in third person omniscient however, so I as the author know all, and tend to share all with the reader.
:(
I feel a little dishearted. My novel works, but my novel formatting sucks.
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2005, 2006, 2007 - WON
2008 - FAILED
2009 § The Sidereal Rose
http://thesiderealrose.blogspot.com/
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Nov 3, 2009 - 06 42
STOP EDITING. JUST WRITE.
I mean, hey, you've done 15k, right? So you must be doing OK somewhere along the line :)
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Nov 3, 2009 - 06 47
I mean, hey, you've done 15k, right? So you must be doing OK somewhere along the line :)
seconded. let it be Decembers problem
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Nov 3, 2009 - 07 02
Well I wasn't exactly editing, as such. Although an almost 700 word sprint did come from my small mistake. Maybe Cerridwen is fun to write after all. Shame she didn't figure anywhere near the contender for MC. But that is largely what she seems to be.
----------2005, 2006, 2007 - WON
2008 - FAILED
2009 § The Sidereal Rose
http://thesiderealrose.blogspot.com/
8,215 / 50,000
Nov 3, 2009 - 07 14
I mean, hey, you've done 15k, right? So you must be doing OK somewhere along the line :)
Thanks Climbing Bean. You're the voice I needed to hear. Just now I have uploaded my accumulated word count for the end of day three. I'm exhausted, I feel like I want to cry, I've just snapped at my husband, and I'm not sure I can keep this up for another 27 days.
But I've reached just over 6667 words by the skin of my sanity and patience each day so far, and I will try again tomorrow. Tell me that's all I can ask for just now. One day at a time, hey?
Mrs Yooshker