I came across this wildly addictive Yahoo game called Big Kahuna. For those familiar with Bejeweled 2, it’s a little like that, but more challenging. I know, I should be writing, but playing it is like trying to eat just one potato chip-impossible.
In between rounds of Big Kahuna, I did manage to read through one of my partials and almost all of the second one. I think both stories are good. I’m just trying to figure out how to approach the writing. (They were originally meant to be novellas.) I know they both have enough plot to carry a single title. It’s just a matter of me wrapping my mind around the new format. How do you guys switch from short to long? Can you, once you’ve earmarked a piece for a certain length? I’m curious because I’m finding it strangely difficult.
March 15th, 2005
Jordan, last year I decided to convert a 120-page novella into a short category-romance. I only needed 100 extra pages, & had plenty of plot.
It was one of the hardest writing exercises I’ve ever tackled! Seemed like my brain just kept saying, “what are you doing? why are we wasting time like this? the thing’s already finished!”
I did (finally) get it done.
by Dreamweaver March 15th, 2005 at 10:27 amIt was also rejected.
…sigh…
~Dream
I will be checking out BK later on…after I finish my edits.
as for converting, I can’t even convert inches to metric units so I’m absolutely no help =( HOWEVER I think it’s good that they’re just partials. That gives you less to convert, right?
by Cece March 15th, 2005 at 1:30 pmDream, I was hoping it would be easier than it initially seems. Yikes! My brain is already doing the questioning and I haven’t really started yet. :-/
Cece, I actually have only a tiny bit to change in the first partial (ie the addition of a plot point I removed to fit the shorter confines). Other than that, both are ready to write forward on. I’m just trying to get over the mental resistance of originally thinking they were meant to be short.
by Jordan March 15th, 2005 at 2:56 pmNow I’m gonna have to buy that damned game so I can finish playing. =(
by Cece March 15th, 2005 at 7:43 pmCece, LOL! It’s addictive, isn’t it? LOL!
by Jordan March 15th, 2005 at 10:08 pmSwitching from short to long, or vice versa is really hard! I have to give myself serious pep talks and eat lots of chocolate …
by Jill March 16th, 2005 at 8:15 amJill, I knew I was missing something. Where is that chocolate?;-)
by Jordan March 16th, 2005 at 10:17 am