Chapter Twelve, Nixtamal
Jan. 8th, 2012 03:38 pmI actually really like most of this. Obviously the writing needs polishing, and parts need expansion, and I really need to quit adverbs cold turkey before they consume my soul like I'm fourteen years old again, but here it is.
NOTE TO FUTURE SELF: THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU PUT THE COMMENTARY ABOUT CHAPTER DIVISIONS AND SAMBIYA AS A POV CHARACTER.
The downside of writing everything directly as a stream of consciousness, including when things are and aren't working and what things need to be changed, is that if I don't remember the context of the scene I interrupted to make that note, I'll have no idea where to find it. And once it's on paper, it is no longer in my head, so this is a problem. But to continue:
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( My Pen Is Dying And I Was Short On Word Count )
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I don't care anymore! I've realized that even at my best, this is still only a rough draft, and very little of it will ever see the light of day once revision has taken over. So I've stopped trying so hard to make it a good rough draft, and focused more on the primary objective: get everything down, even if it's only in semi-prose form, as quickly as possible before I forget.
NOTE TO FUTURE SELF: THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU PUT THE COMMENTARY ABOUT CHAPTER DIVISIONS AND SAMBIYA AS A POV CHARACTER.
The downside of writing everything directly as a stream of consciousness, including when things are and aren't working and what things need to be changed, is that if I don't remember the context of the scene I interrupted to make that note, I'll have no idea where to find it. And once it's on paper, it is no longer in my head, so this is a problem. But to continue:
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( My Pen Is Dying And I Was Short On Word Count )
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I don't care anymore! I've realized that even at my best, this is still only a rough draft, and very little of it will ever see the light of day once revision has taken over. So I've stopped trying so hard to make it a good rough draft, and focused more on the primary objective: get everything down, even if it's only in semi-prose form, as quickly as possible before I forget.