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Write it anyway. Most authors have to write a few books before they publish one. Don't think your idea is going to be your one and only idea ever. Some of my published work I have rewritten entire ...
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2019-12-19T22:13:07Z (about 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T06:54:00Z (about 5 years ago)
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Write it anyway. Most authors have to write a few books before they publish one. Don't think your idea is going to be your one and only idea ever. Some of my published work I have rewritten entire large set-piece scenes over THIRTY times before I liked them. So you might as well get the first draft out of the way; or at least write your big scenes, if you can write out of order (I do, all the time). Actually writing it out is a way to "debug" your story and see if you have problems to solve. I often think of this as writing something awful that needs to be fixed! Or I sit down at the keyboard and tell myself, _"Okay, let's fail at writing this confrontation."_ Then afterwards, _"Yep, that blows. What is the worst thing wrong with it?"_ That may sound weird but it works for me; and it might work for you. Take the pressure off; you aren't writing a masterpiece, you just need something that gives you a direction for research and refinement.
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2017-08-19T15:45:02Z (over 7 years ago)
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