I'm trying to question everything as I revise my novel and sometimes my questions get me stuck. For the past week, I've been faced with a plot problem that stopped me from moving ahead. But this weekend, instead of revising words and phrases, I went back to my scene summary to look at the bigger picture. What a great idea that was!
It's much easier to see the whole novel with brief descriptions of each scene. Since I'm not looking at my "beautiful" writing, it's also easier to make changes to the storyline. Making a few changes gave me confidence to make more. Here's a few things I want to remember:
1. Nothing is set in stone, just because the words are on the page.
2. It's easy to open a new file to save changes in to avoid messing up what I wrote before, in case I need it later.
3. I make the rules for my own story (as much as the characters might want things to go their way).
4. Sometimes it's okay to do what is convenient for the plot. Not everything has to be a new twist.
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