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Slight feeling of exhaustion
Oct. 6th, 2012 11:17 amNormally when I write there is a certain amount of staring into the middle distance, but not this morning.
A couple of days ago I realised something about the Magnum Opus. Originally it had been two books but the point at which I split them was unsatisfactory as there was no real story to the first part so I combined them into one. The problem with this was that it was unwieldy as it was and unless I rushed the last part it would be far too big. Then it struck me that there was a logical break point, about six chapters into what was originally the second part, and with just a bit of tweaking it would hold together very well; there is a big change after that break, in that the MMC is no longer travelling to find his dream post, and instead of being something of a via movie it all takes place within the same community.
This meant, of course, a new start to that part, to give some idea of what had been going on for anybody who hadn't read the first part without lapsing into "As you know, Bob". I started getting ideas this morning so sat down to a sollid hour flat-out writing, trying to get it down as fast as I thought it (but not so fast that I won't be able to read my handwriting when I type it up - I never type directly as I use the transcription process as an opportunity to revise as I go). I now feel a bit tired in a contented sort of way, in that I have achieved something useful.
A couple of days ago I realised something about the Magnum Opus. Originally it had been two books but the point at which I split them was unsatisfactory as there was no real story to the first part so I combined them into one. The problem with this was that it was unwieldy as it was and unless I rushed the last part it would be far too big. Then it struck me that there was a logical break point, about six chapters into what was originally the second part, and with just a bit of tweaking it would hold together very well; there is a big change after that break, in that the MMC is no longer travelling to find his dream post, and instead of being something of a via movie it all takes place within the same community.
This meant, of course, a new start to that part, to give some idea of what had been going on for anybody who hadn't read the first part without lapsing into "As you know, Bob". I started getting ideas this morning so sat down to a sollid hour flat-out writing, trying to get it down as fast as I thought it (but not so fast that I won't be able to read my handwriting when I type it up - I never type directly as I use the transcription process as an opportunity to revise as I go). I now feel a bit tired in a contented sort of way, in that I have achieved something useful.
