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prisoner_24601) wrote2007-03-30 04:37 am
prisoner_24601) wrote2007-03-30 04:37 am
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So Frustrating.
Have you ever worked for days crafting a scene that just seemed off, polishing it up, trying to make it work and then realized:
a) It doesn't really add anything to the story
b) It's kinda boring and flat
c) The few necessary elements that are in that scene could be handled in a much more interesting way in about three chapters
I usually don't mind cutting out entire scenes of stuff because often I can find a way to rework it into an interesting stand alone or something, but this stuff just sucked and isn't really material I can rework into a oneshot. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big believer in the idea that if something doesn't add to the plot or characterization, to hack it out. I usually cut through stuff fairly happily, actually, even stuff that I like or am attached too. But I think the combination of how long I worked on it and how boring (and repetitive of past stuff) it ended up being was what truly annoys the snot out of me.
*facepalm*
That's a couple of weeks of writing down the drain.
a) It doesn't really add anything to the story
b) It's kinda boring and flat
c) The few necessary elements that are in that scene could be handled in a much more interesting way in about three chapters
I usually don't mind cutting out entire scenes of stuff because often I can find a way to rework it into an interesting stand alone or something, but this stuff just sucked and isn't really material I can rework into a oneshot. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big believer in the idea that if something doesn't add to the plot or characterization, to hack it out. I usually cut through stuff fairly happily, actually, even stuff that I like or am attached too. But I think the combination of how long I worked on it and how boring (and repetitive of past stuff) it ended up being was what truly annoys the snot out of me.
*facepalm*
That's a couple of weeks of writing down the drain.