I have been writing like crazy on my memoir. Still only posted the first three chapters so far though.
I have a problem that has brought me to a screeching halt, a problem that maybe some of you can relate to and give me some ideas on how to get through it. I have come to a halt as two of my chapters have become hopelessly entwined together.
Do I print out the offending chapters and try to renumber the scenes and then try to fix it on my Microsoft Word? Do I delete the whole thing and with the print out try to rewrite those two chapters? Should I try to outline from this point forward although the thought of that is not appealing at all? Is there another option that I am missing here. I guess this is one of the things an outline would have resolved. I don’t outline, but work by the seat of my pants or I am a pantser as they call it.
I hope someone has some resolutions to this that might help me.
Tessa –
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses, also a devout Christian
Author – http://www.finallyawriter.com (this blog contains my old work mostly although occasionally I do add something new here), new work is mainly on this blog http://www.tessacandoit.com
If it were me, I’d copy/paste the two chapters into a new Word document. If they are totally entwined &/or missequenced, try once or twice to rework them (the original chapters are still in your main document). Still not happy? Try a complete rewrite. This works for me in fiction writing and I’m a pantster.
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Thank you, also good advice. I really screwed it up and I don’t know what happened. Part of it is my memory is a little unclear as it happened. I might have to try a timeline to see if that helps. I am a pantser myself.
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Page break scenes so each is separate. Print. Rearrange as makes sense. Then redo on screen.
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Good idea, thanks!
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