Very informative. I agree with her that there are some stories that you just can't tell at the moment: whether because you don't have the mindset, or the skills yet, or it just isn't quite there yet.
I think I'm somewhere between #3 & #4. Now that I think I know what the story is going to be about, I have to really look at the scenes I already came up with and figure out if they still work.
It's so hard not to throw everything into the book; especially if you're working on a potential series. Sometimes I come up with (I think) this really cool thing that can happen in Book Two. But then I know series are not guarantees, so maybe I should include it in Book One because it's AWESOME...but then it doesn't really fit. Ah, the cycle of writing.
Off-Topic: Thanks for the rep on AW. I lurk a lot on there; so whenever I do pop up to give some sort of advice, I'm glad it's appreciated. :)
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I think I'm somewhere between #3 & #4. Now that I think I know what the story is going to be about, I have to really look at the scenes I already came up with and figure out if they still work.
It's so hard not to throw everything into the book; especially if you're working on a potential series. Sometimes I come up with (I think) this really cool thing that can happen in Book Two. But then I know series are not guarantees, so maybe I should include it in Book One because it's AWESOME...but then it doesn't really fit. Ah, the cycle of writing.
Off-Topic: Thanks for the rep on AW. I lurk a lot on there; so whenever I do pop up to give some sort of advice, I'm glad it's appreciated. :)