it means nothing.

[mizkit]

The fact that I have created a Scrivener file for the PADYA (Post Apocalyptic Dystopian Young Adult) novel means nothing.

The fact that I spent an hour and a half pounding out a gibberish-filled rough draft synopsis last night also means nothing.

The fact that I’m looking with some interest at time-tracking software does mean something, but that’s

Comments

[chrysoula]

Toggl looks interesting. Mind, it makes me wish I could bill for household chores and helping my children put their pants on.

[pameladean]

Hee. I put in all the descriptions in the first draft, but end up leaving out part of the plot. Your way seems more reasonable, but process mostly isn't reasonable.

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[mizkit]

*laughs* I've never skipped the descriptions so thoroughly as I did in this one. The entire manuscript is full of NOTE: DESCRIPTY DESCRIPTY DESCRIPT and things like that. It's going to take ages to fill in. :)

[pameladean]

Well, I can certainly see that it would speed things up, but my going-forward method is so weird that with no description I would never get anywhere.

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[mizkit]

In this particular case it was relatively easy to skip because it's all Regency costuming/decorating and I didn't have access to the internet while I was working and I don't have enough native knowledge (yet) to invent things. Usually I wouldn't be able to do it so ruthlessly. But you're a vastly more descriptive writer than I am, and I can see why it would be nearly impossible to move forward without the descriptions!

[irishkate]

I am fascinated by the idea of leaving out the descriptions AND by the idea of having to create regency descriptions at all...