Netardapope
Sage
So, a couple of my recent posts have followed a trend. It is mainly about finding practical solutions for skipping boring scenes in the First Draft. So far, infodumps have come in handy for progressing boring bits in a plot, but there are other aspects which still keep bogging me down from the main story. The reason this is all happening is because I got caught up in a subplot that was way longer than I expected.
As a result, I want advice on tedious scenes. I know that it's ok to have a "trashy" session, but this isn't specific enough to satisfy me. What particular techniques do you use when you start a trashy session?
1. How do you handle dialogue in a trashy writing session?
2. How do you handle critical plot points that have to be introduced during a trashy writing session?
3. How do you manage description in a trashy session?
4. How do you manage character development when you basicially skimmed through a major part of a character's arc? Is this even something reccomended for a First Draft?
5. What do you do that allows you to get your mind off how crappy your writing is in that particular instance?
General questions like these are the kind I'm seeking answers for. In a sense, the reason I'm so paranoid about this is because I abandoned my last WIP due to structural reasons in the First Draft. I stopped caring about the story, the characters, and every writing session was painful. And I abandoned it once I was reasonably close to its end. I've finished a first draft before, and in a sense, this is a remake of the first draft I finished. I thought I was invincible because I had already finished a draft once, but I was wrong.
I'm far from reaching that breaking point in my current story, but I want to be safe. I want to be sure that the tactics I employ for making the First Draft easier aren't tactics that break the structure of the story. You may choose to answer all, some, or one of the questions I listed above. So long as you feel you have advice, an anecdote, or even a bit of sympathy, I'll be glad to hear what you have to say.
A great deal of thanks, scribes. This forum reminds me that I'm not the only guy busting his head in front of a computer every day
As a result, I want advice on tedious scenes. I know that it's ok to have a "trashy" session, but this isn't specific enough to satisfy me. What particular techniques do you use when you start a trashy session?
1. How do you handle dialogue in a trashy writing session?
2. How do you handle critical plot points that have to be introduced during a trashy writing session?
3. How do you manage description in a trashy session?
4. How do you manage character development when you basicially skimmed through a major part of a character's arc? Is this even something reccomended for a First Draft?
5. What do you do that allows you to get your mind off how crappy your writing is in that particular instance?
General questions like these are the kind I'm seeking answers for. In a sense, the reason I'm so paranoid about this is because I abandoned my last WIP due to structural reasons in the First Draft. I stopped caring about the story, the characters, and every writing session was painful. And I abandoned it once I was reasonably close to its end. I've finished a first draft before, and in a sense, this is a remake of the first draft I finished. I thought I was invincible because I had already finished a draft once, but I was wrong.
I'm far from reaching that breaking point in my current story, but I want to be safe. I want to be sure that the tactics I employ for making the First Draft easier aren't tactics that break the structure of the story. You may choose to answer all, some, or one of the questions I listed above. So long as you feel you have advice, an anecdote, or even a bit of sympathy, I'll be glad to hear what you have to say.
A great deal of thanks, scribes. This forum reminds me that I'm not the only guy busting his head in front of a computer every day