http://elizaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/on-rewriting/ of writing craft and the progress of a fantasy novel, by eliza wyatt Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:15:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://elizaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/on-rewriting/#comment-58 K.S. Clay Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:42:25 +0000 http://elizaw.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-58 It's true. My first four novels were all what I now consider practice. They gave me a chance to play around with viewpoint and learn about how story structure works. I find a lot of aspiring writers seem to think themselves failures if their first attempts don't get published, but I think it's just like the quote you present here says: those first works are for learning. In that way they are probably the most valuable words that we ever write (even if in the end we decide they're also some of the worst). It’s true. My first four novels were all what I now consider practice. They gave me a chance to play around with viewpoint and learn about how story structure works. I find a lot of aspiring writers seem to think themselves failures if their first attempts don’t get published, but I think it’s just like the quote you present here says: those first works are for learning. In that way they are probably the most valuable words that we ever write (even if in the end we decide they’re also some of the worst).

]]> http://elizaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/on-rewriting/#comment-57 Belinda Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:48:57 +0000 http://elizaw.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-57 Yes, exactly! NaNoWriMo opened my eyes to the fury and fun of just getting it out, having that first sh!tty draft, and then going from there. You can't work with an empty page. Yes, exactly! NaNoWriMo opened my eyes to the fury and fun of just getting it out, having that first sh!tty draft, and then going from there. You can’t work with an empty page.

]]> http://elizaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/on-rewriting/#comment-56 elizaw Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:01:06 +0000 http://elizaw.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-56 Ok, you just won the 'mental image of the day' award. Best of luck! Ok, you just won the ‘mental image of the day’ award. Best of luck!

]]> http://elizaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/on-rewriting/#comment-55 Linda Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:52:36 +0000 http://elizaw.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-55 Yep, all just practice. And more practice. Like you, I want to make my novel shine. I think of it as spit polishing shoes. Right now, I'm spending most of my time spitting at my novel, but that might change in the future. Yep, all just practice. And more practice. Like you, I want to make my novel shine. I think of it as spit polishing shoes. Right now, I’m spending most of my time spitting at my novel, but that might change in the future.

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