Cafe in the Woods

Well, I can’t put it off any longer.

The main reason I went to Viable Paradise was to get help for my work-in-process, The Weeping of the Willows. I had reached a point where I was in revision hell, and I needed clear eyes to get myself out of it.

What I learned there was that 1) everyone goes through this, 2) I got a good complex story, and 3) I need to CUT THINGS DOWN. Right now, I have so much happening and so many characters, trying to juggle it all wore me down.

I've looked over my outline and cut out some stuff. Some storylines can wait until the next book. I've combined some characters into the main characters, making the latter stronger. And ::deep breath:: I'm starting all over again.

So you see the Willow in progress counter to the right? It's back to zero.

That was probably the most painful part of this whole process.

But...in theory...this revision would go faster. I no longer have 60 chapters to wade through. It's been streamlined to 45 chapters. We'll see how this works.

Last night, I edited the first page. Only a kazillion more to go. It's a start.