tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post4522624823899024634..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: ThunderclapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1500382591200837782008-08-28T11:54:00.000-06:002008-08-28T11:54:00.000-06:00Travis - glad you found the advice helpful. :-)Joa...Travis - glad you found the advice helpful. :-)<BR/><BR/>Joanne - Absolutely! Although if I take more than a day or two off from writing, I am taken "out" of the story too much. So it's a fine line.<BR/><BR/>Lisa - Mapping it out is a good idea - I've had to do that on a number of occasions to get myself reoriented to the story.<BR/><BR/>Shirley - You deleted SIX chapters? Oh dear heavens. I would have cried. <BR/><BR/>Tess - Definitely a balancing act, and one I'm still trying to figure out!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-85575955306801257932008-08-28T11:20:00.000-06:002008-08-28T11:20:00.000-06:00It's most definitely essential. Taking time away f...It's most definitely essential. Taking time away from the story can also help with this. But I also love that feeling of being right there with the characters ane experiencing everything with them. It's a balancing act, for sure.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-44488396719551591022008-08-28T03:47:00.000-06:002008-08-28T03:47:00.000-06:00Wonderful advice, Melissa. I'm at exactly the sam...Wonderful advice, Melissa. I'm at exactly the same stage. I was getting bogged down in stuff and forgetting the main thread of the story ... which is why I've just deleted 6 - yes 6! - chapters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-24389952305476309442008-08-27T13:44:00.000-06:002008-08-27T13:44:00.000-06:00Oh! I needed to read this today. I am about halfwa...Oh! I needed to read this today. I am about halfway through a first draft and last night I found that I'd become nearly lost in all of it. I feel like I almost need to step back and map what I've got out -- this is my first and it is starting to feel unwieldy!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-6407590782573075352008-08-27T12:43:00.000-06:002008-08-27T12:43:00.000-06:00This is so true. I find that sometimes it helps t...This is so true. I find that sometimes it helps to take a few days off from the writing and immerse yourself in another project, then come back to the story fresh. It's amazing the things you see once you pull yourself out of the story!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-52279112409650782282008-08-27T12:33:00.000-06:002008-08-27T12:33:00.000-06:00Great advice and glad you had your boom of inspira...Great advice and glad you had your boom of inspiration.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.com