Revised chapter 6 is turning into a pain. I have a bit of character interaction and some information to convey. I've done that and I've done it with a fraction of the words that the rough draft used. But I still can't get past that feeling that nothing really happens in the chapter.
There are some words burned on physically getting from point A to point B, maybe I can summarize those down to a sentence, kill the dialogue associated with it and move my chapter end point further back.
I really liked the current chapter end point, but if I cut any more out of it, this short chapter will be too short without a good reason for being so. It's already coming off a very short one scene chapter. Maybe I'll go for a longer chapter and stretch out to another place that would be good.
I finished revised chapter 6 . . . and fail. I had to dump the whole thing. Try again tonight.
I hate when that happens.
I should be able to look at the last bit you sent me tonight, and get back to you. Sorry for the late.
No need to be sorry.
I'm going to cut most of what was in six and move the parts I need into other places. The good part of this is that I'm going to reconnect to my rough draft very soon now. The first 16,000 words of the rough draft pretty much got thrown away.
I am not a hack. I can finish this book. I am not a hack. I can finish this book.
Oh dear. I think I am broken.
Allyson is not a hack. She can finish this book.
Far from a hack, Allyson. You can finish that book. Do you need a reader? I can be late getting back to you, too!
I am a hack AND broken.
I win?
I finished revised chapter 6 . . . and fail. I had to dump the whole thing. Try again tonight.
I do hope that by "dump the whole thing" you mean, "copied it into a file labeled 'Deleted scenes/chapters' and saved it because you never know when it can come in HANDY."
::ahem::
I may be a bit testy about these things.
And dammit, I'm not a hack-- publishing's just stupid.
