Revelation.
Just lately I had lost sight of my story. I knew where it was going as the ending is already written, but I couldn't see all the parts I needed to get it there. Every time I tried to see the path I would get sidetracked into making some minor edits in a piece that was already edited.
Procrastination. I was kidding myself and making very little real progress though on several days I had hit my word target, I really was skirting around the main problem. Then I made the decision to split my writing into four parts, so I could see the story arc. This is easy to do in the writing program I use, Scrivener.
I set up folders so that each section had the relevant chapters, and bingo. I could now see where I needed to add more and where I needed to leave well alone (apart from the edits). The final part, which I though was fine, was shy of several thousand words. My midpoint, where I thought I needed more was bang on target.
Sometimes we need to step back, take stock then make a fresh approach. Now my arc will hit the targets right where they need to be and I should have a story that moves forward taking my readers with it.
I am sure what I am saying will not be new to many writers, but being a newcomer to the game it was certainly a revelation to me.
I just need to write another thirty thousand words and I'll be home free, (apart from the editing, and the rewrites, and more editing, well you get the idea.)
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