Comments on: Three Weeks – My Biggest Hurdle So Far

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:09 +0000

As much as those types of books might seem easier when you’re reading them, they’re actually much tougher to write — gives me much more respect for comedy screenwriters, let me tell ya!

By: Matt Willard

Matt Willard — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:37:17 +0000

I don’t think I’d want to do a comedic novel or story. I’m rather joke-oriented, and I don’t have the patience to build characters around that. I’d rather just write lighthearted story ideas.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:04:57 +0000

For being about a year old, I have to say this post still rings true. lol But, although I haven’t spent much time on my fiction this year, I have taken a peek at the three outlines recently and re-discovered how important it is to forget about editing during the first draft. As much as I was doing that back then, with completely fresh eyes now I see that so much of it (even edited) is crap. That’s a part of the fun of it though — just getting it out and fixing it up later. Looking at the stories now I know I want to take them all in somewhat different directions meaning major overhauls (and meaning those edits before were just wasted time that could have gone into more drafting).

By: Allena

Allena — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:22:04 +0000

Oh my goodness, I know exactly what you’re talking about!