tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964532.post7650132879895786705..comments2023-03-08T07:48:27.249-08:00Comments on WHIRLPOOL: Janowrimo 2010: Day 21 The lure of Flowvikk simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403016433753838714noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964532.post-14728426751807055682010-01-24T06:47:47.298-08:002010-01-24T06:47:47.298-08:00I understand. When I first began writing I loved w...I understand. When I first began writing I loved writing first drafts and revision work sucked the life out of the process. Then I went through a phase where first drafts were terrible but revision became fun and truly enjoyable. Then I found that it depended on the story. Finally I achieved a place where I enjoy both. Took a long time, though.vikk simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403016433753838714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964532.post-5351224557879948972010-01-24T04:06:03.196-08:002010-01-24T04:06:03.196-08:00I think that before I started thinking seriously a...I think that before I started thinking seriously about publication, I enjoyed writing more, regardless of the draft number.<br /><br />Now, I worry about every word, every sentence. Does this sound sharp enough? Does it flow? Is it necessary? Is it trite? Did I pick the right POV? Is there enough tension? What will an agent or editor think of this paragraph?<br /><br />Kind of takes the fun out of it.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964532.post-72435037117774416102010-01-23T13:19:56.229-08:002010-01-23T13:19:56.229-08:00Flow is such a holy grail. However, I do think you...Flow is such a holy grail. However, I do think you can get steeped in the story during revision. It's been a while but I remember times during revision when my focus was so total I felt as if I were operating in a different space. <br /><br />I have a good friend who would disagree with you on the ease of first draft writing. For her revision is bliss. After all these years I tend to enjoy both processes for entirely different reasons.vikk simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403016433753838714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964532.post-24153633735504777232010-01-23T06:55:20.915-08:002010-01-23T06:55:20.915-08:00I've been thinking about this the past few day...I've been thinking about this the past few days, and looked at the opening pages of the book on Amazon.<br /><br />I think that experience of optimal flow only occurs for the writer during a first draft. Then, it is the painstaking work of revising in order to create conditions under which the reader will then have the same experience.<br /><br />Which is why revising is so difficult, and much less fun.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964532.post-59770283464793963132010-01-21T08:54:37.630-08:002010-01-21T08:54:37.630-08:00I totally agree with wanting that flow. The proble...I totally agree with wanting that flow. The problem is that my real life suffers so much when I'm in it. <br /><br />It's a form of torture, really, being forced to constantly choose between the flow of daily life (where I am operating efficiently at the moment) and the flow of my internal creativity. They seem to be mutually exclusive realms.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.com