tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054138342151796467.post7467997101812904848..comments2023-07-17T22:58:18.625+09:30Comments on Read, Think, Write: On plot: screenwriting and fictionKerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054138342151796467.post-81703928075930821172007-05-16T09:42:00.000+09:302007-05-16T09:42:00.000+09:30I suspect this is a 'how long is a piece of st...I suspect this is a 'how long is a piece of string' question, but anyway...how do you know when you've given a particular story and particular characters a good enough go? Or, to put it another way: will I know when I'm flogging a dead horse?<br><br>And the lolcats say:<br>Does these ticklings be novvell insides ov we, or do thay are furballs?ThirdCathttp://thirdcat.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054138342151796467.post-45690764656439008272007-05-16T15:42:00.000+09:302007-05-16T15:42:00.000+09:30Thanks for the positive rap (or is that a wrap?), ...Thanks for the positive rap (or is that a wrap?), PC.<br><br>TC, this is a half-suggestion in response to your piece of string thing, but putting things to bed for a while can help in gaining perspective when you come back to them later and also in being more merciless in the revision process.<br><br>I've heard others say that you should look at your MS at the 30,000 wd mark and see if you think there's truly something in it before forging on. I don't know if that's any help -- I'm sure PC will more mature pearls to offer.elsewherehttp://elsewhere.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8054138342151796467.post-67963262043661320882007-05-17T23:58:37.065+09:302007-05-17T23:58:37.065+09:30One does not offer pearls, mature or otherwise. On...One does not offer pearls, mature or otherwise. One <i>clutches</i> pearls.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.com