I have lots of files that are just one or two scenes that never got any further.
Sometimes I think I should start doing this, because even though I think I remember all the ideas I have, I probably don't; even if it doesn't go anywhere, I've found that otherwise abandoned ideas can be recycled into the fics that I do end up writing.
I try not to do multi-chapter stories
Lol, I bet "How You Sleep" through you for a loop, then. :P (Still looking forward to the next chapter! *nudge nudge*)
And the scenes are most definitely up and down the story's time line
That's exactly what's happening to me right now - scenes are switching places all over the place and it's giving me a headache.
I also tend to print out a chapter and edit it by hand instead of on screen. It uses up paper, but I get distracted too often if I'm on the computer.
I think that might be something I should start doing, since I also have a distraction problem.
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Date: 2011-08-17 04:28 am (UTC)Sometimes I think I should start doing this, because even though I think I remember all the ideas I have, I probably don't; even if it doesn't go anywhere, I've found that otherwise abandoned ideas can be recycled into the fics that I do end up writing.
I try not to do multi-chapter stories
Lol, I bet "How You Sleep" through you for a loop, then. :P (Still looking forward to the next chapter! *nudge nudge*)
And the scenes are most definitely up and down the story's time line
That's exactly what's happening to me right now - scenes are switching places all over the place and it's giving me a headache.
I also tend to print out a chapter and edit it by hand instead of on screen. It uses up paper, but I get distracted too often if I'm on the computer.
I think that might be something I should start doing, since I also have a distraction problem.