Comments on: That One Infuriating Manuscript

By: Faith Bicknell-Brown

Faith Bicknell-Brown — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:40:13 +0000

LOL, sometimes are muses jump from one thing to a nother no matter how much we try to control it. That’s one of the downsides to being creative, but look at it this way: if you can’t get the novel to form, you still have a lot of cool stuff to use for other novels!

By: Jim Greer

Jim Greer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:17:57 +0000

Mine’s called The Heart of the Matter. It feels like it is Frankenstein built with Lego from different eras. I’m starting from the very beginning and trying to figure out what the heck I wanted to say with this manuscript – besides “Publish Me.” FYP!

By: Faith Bicknell-Brown

Faith Bicknell-Brown — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:08:06 +0000

Yanno, I had that happen with a ms recently. I was 1K short. The trouble was that one publication who turned it down allowed for a min of 10K, but the other one I was interested had a min of 15K wc for subs. Mine was a li’l less than 14K and I was at a loss on how to add another 1K and some odd words. So, what I finally did was go back to the sex secenes and develop them a li’l more. When I was done, I’d hit the 15K and had a few words to spare.

By: Lisa Griffin

Lisa Griffin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:59:38 +0000

Oh, Faith, lol. Don’t know if I could have done that.

By: Lisa Griffin

Lisa Griffin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:57:35 +0000

No, it’s a Native American Historical.

By: Wend Petzler

Wend Petzler — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:47:49 +0000

Oh, I good one for you. My second vamp ms is done, except for one small, minor detail–not enough words. 17000 to be exact. I have only five days to get it done and am road blocked in a BAD way! Still, perseverance is what got me published in the first place and it will keep me and you going.

Cheers,
Wend

By: Faith Bicknell-Brown

Faith Bicknell-Brown — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:34:52 +0000

Will do, Carol. Been sitting on the bed mulling over that very idea this afternoon again. I’m gonna finish this last chapter I’m revising, then make my decision on whether or not to just write the climax and ending then go back or push through in order. I’ll let you all know how it works out should I decide to go back and add the filling, lol.

By: Faith Bicknell-Brown

Faith Bicknell-Brown — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:33:14 +0000

Honestly RUBY was a lot like that, Honoria. I’ve kept a lot of the original, but I’ve cut and rewritten half of it too.

By: Faith Bicknell-Brown

Faith Bicknell-Brown — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:32:02 +0000

I have a coupla shifter manuscripts in progress too. They’re fun to write. Good luck on finishing yours soon!

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:15:11 +0000

I read above, Faith, that you’ve thougth of writing the end to Ruby, then going back. I have thought the very same thing with one of mine. I know the end by heart, right down to the last words.
If you do this, let us know if it is successful and if it helps sput you to finish the ‘middle’…best of luck.
Hang in there, lady!!!