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FMB: 2 of 5 is revising nicely
May. 19th, 2010 05:07 pmI stopped the daily word counts because I got sucked into revising Chapter 2. There's this really awesome Iron Man fic called Almost No One Makes It Out (highly recommended, btw) that super-charged me to kick Full Metal Bitch's ass.
I've occasionally mentioned on this blog and elsewhere that I heavily revise my fics, often line-by-line. It's a habit I picked up while rewriting Chapter 5 of Facing Fearful Odds, when a beta of mine put her arm around my shoulder and said "This is a terrible chapter, let me explain to you why." Which was one of the best things that has happened to me as a writer.
Let me give you an example. Here are two version of the same scene, both from Chapter 2 of FMB (sneak preview!):
( Chapter 2, Scene 1, Revision 4 )
( Chapter 2, Scene 1, Revision 5 )
Chapter 2 is 12,000+ words and counting. I figure it won't break 20k, but it'll be close.
I've occasionally mentioned on this blog and elsewhere that I heavily revise my fics, often line-by-line. It's a habit I picked up while rewriting Chapter 5 of Facing Fearful Odds, when a beta of mine put her arm around my shoulder and said "This is a terrible chapter, let me explain to you why." Which was one of the best things that has happened to me as a writer.
Let me give you an example. Here are two version of the same scene, both from Chapter 2 of FMB (sneak preview!):
( Chapter 2, Scene 1, Revision 4 )
( Chapter 2, Scene 1, Revision 5 )
Chapter 2 is 12,000+ words and counting. I figure it won't break 20k, but it'll be close.
