Thursday, August 25, 2011
Writing is Re-Re-Re-Writing.
When I finished Perlas Grandes, I had the entire book memorized. That's because I rewrote Perlas Grandes five times. I wanted to make sure that there were no place where a child reader could get the least confused and miss the suspense. Then, when I turned Perlas Grandes into Sea Cutter: Book I in the Chronicles of Nathaniel Childe, I rewrote the book three times. Sometimes, I would spend hours contemplating the way I wanted two sentences to work together. But I was having fun! I could imagine a child not wanting to put the book down, with no place to trip him or her up even for a second. So, aspiring authors--rewrite! Not as a chore, but as a delight. And kids, I hope you have as much fun reading Sea Cutter as I had writing it.
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3 comments:
I'm wondering if the rewriting process can be as inspired as the original text.
I published my first book this year. One I started EIGHT years ago. Talk about re-writing! Very gratifying to see such work finally reach print.
That's an interesting question. I think anyone who's tackled rewrites has dealt with the effort to keep the writing fresh. Sometimes finding a problem with the story-line actually can force a whole new angle on the story and suddenly it feels new again.
And, since I'm Tim's wife and I know the history of the rewrite, I can say definitely that it was inspired. :)
Michelle, congrats on hanging in there and getting published!
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