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more about #bradmeltzer more comments → Bootknife-Jackson: Brad Meltzer's comments remind me of a conversation i had with my editor earlier today (he's currently going over a new story of mine) he told me "it'... more » 8one6: I had to stop writing in the middle of an action scene in order to go back and give my main character a better motivation than "Just because." My NaNo... more » Faustroll: Yep. My Nanowrimo book went off the rails pretty early. But! Having spent the last week revising the concept, I have a starting point for a much bette... more » geekitude: My current novel took a wrong turn recently. There's no way to scrap it - it has to evolve. I keep a log on the side and bracket notes in the manuscri... more » Westender: There have been times I've just kept writing, even though I've known I was off track. Otherwise I'd just have to admit that I didn't know where I was... more » Lamar Henderson: A friend of mine, who is a generally better and more literary writer than I am, has the philosophy that the writer doesn't really have any idea what t... more » Grey_Area: Note to self: tweak more nozzles. #books more » CSX321: I found it interesting reading The History of Middle Earth volumes and seeing how the story evolved. There were things that Tolkien knew no longer fit... more » gorehound: I own that issue of Astounding Stories in my pulp library. #books more » DisturbingClown: My friend gave me some good advice for writing in general that has helped me in my NaNoing. If you need to change something but for whatever reason n... more » Belabras: I was really hoping Greg Keyes would provide a quote. Born Queen was so far off the rails it didn't even resemble the rest of the series. #books more » -
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What Do You Do When Your Novel Goes Off Course?
Novel-writing is like an interstellar voyage: disorienting and lengthy. Go off course, and it can be nigh-impossible to backtrack. What do you do when your novel's taken a wrong turn? Scott Westerfeld, Brad Meltzer, Cherie Priest and Rudy Rucker explain.
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