{"id":13584,"date":"2015-09-22T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=13584"},"modified":"2015-09-18T06:44:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:44:37","slug":"one-writers-journey-from-the-beginning-a-step-by-step-beginner-writers-guide-part-2-how-to-write-your-novel-without-having-a-background-in-writing-by-raina-schell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/22\/one-writers-journey-from-the-beginning-a-step-by-step-beginner-writers-guide-part-2-how-to-write-your-novel-without-having-a-background-in-writing-by-raina-schell\/","title":{"rendered":"One Writer\u2019s Journey from The Beginning A Step-by-Step Beginner Writers Guide \u2013 Part 2 How to Write Your Novel Without Having a Background in Writing by Raina Schell"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Collections\"Let\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back monthly columnist Raina Schell<\/a>\u00a0as she shares with us about \u201cOne Writer\u2019s Journey from The Beginning A Step-by-Step Beginner Writers Guide \u2013 Part 2 How to Write Your Novel Without Having a Background in Writing.\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Mistakes Were Made AKA Re-Writing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Depending on where you are in the process you may want to go back and read Part 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing this guide as my journey.<\/strong> I am now a third of the way through my 4th<\/sup> book in two years, and have just started my 5th<\/sup>.\u00a0 When I was thinking about it I though it would have been great to have a little step-by-step guide. A guide of someone else\u2019s process, someone else who knew absolutely nothing\u2026 like me.<\/p>\n

The one thing that\u2019s happened for me as the years have stretched on is that it\u2019s gotten easier and I\u2019ve gotten better.<\/p>\n

I tried to rewrite my first novel but I didn\u2019t know how to rewrite.<\/strong> The first mistake I made was to rewrite the first fifty pages over and over and over and over again. I did that for an entire year. I also did not work on the novel daily. Instead I spent endless angst ridden hours worrying about when I would make the time and what I would do during said time.<\/p>\n

\"FirstOne thing I have now learned to do is to go through the entire novel and rewrite it from start to finish. I currently use (and love) Scrivener<\/a> so I label my first draft \u2013 1st<\/sup> draft. Then before my first rewrite I make a collection of the first draft (thanks to Maya Goode<\/a> who showed me how to do that). Then I rewrite and re-label my 2nd<\/sup> draft and finally my final draft.<\/p>\n

\"SecondFor the first draft rewrite I go through and find out what isn\u2019t working story wise.<\/strong> Where the plot is thin, where there are holes, where I lose attention, where it makes no sense. For the novel I\u2019m currently rewriting I had to change the hero\u2019s profession completely because his scenes at work were not believable. I also removed the first two chapters of the book entirely. This is common, especially for new writers. We tend to want to turn the first few chapters into backstory and spell everything out also known as \u201cthe info dump<\/a>\u201d. This is a huge rookie mistake. What we\u2019re supposed to do is pepper the backstory into the novel itself, not ever revealing too much, don\u2019t spell it out. Plus there\u2019s that all-important rule of show don\u2019t tell<\/a> which needs to be used throughout.<\/p>\n

What I don\u2019t do during my first rewrite is \u201cfix the writing\u201d, that\u2019s for rewrite number two. For rewrite one I focus solely on the story. And that is not easy to do. My ego screams at me \u201cyour writing sucks\u201d and I ignore it, tell it to shut up and power through. What I\u2019m looking for is pacing and plot. Does one scene support the one that comes after it? Is anything superfluous? Do things make sense? Does each scene move the story forward? I cut what\u2019s not needed and I save my cuts in a cut scenes folder. That way I feel like they\u2019re still there and I haven\u2019t \u201cdeleted\u201d them. This makes it easier for me psychologically to let them go. I add new scenes during this process to bridge gaps and propel the story forward.<\/p>\n

\"CutAnother interesting caveat is that I personally don\u2019t like external conflict,<\/strong> I avoid it at all costs in real life. Thus I have found that in my writing while I\u2019m good with internal conflict I often gloss over external conflict. So in my rewrite I make sure that my character is challenged. In draft one I tend to have \u201ceverything work out\u201d at the end of a scene when the proper scene ending is a cliffhanger. I also leave out a lot of my antagonist\u2019s antagonism in my first drafts, which is another focal fix during draft two.<\/p>\n

To make sure that the plot and story flow seamlessly together I move scenes around. Then it becomes like a puzzle and puzzles are fun. I try to work on it every day and often have to read the prior scene before I move forward. I also try to work on another new novel each day since new juice and rewriting are very different. New writing is creative and rewriting is headier. Whatever you do, keep the process going!<\/p>\n

Next Month is Part 3 of the Writing Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n

\"Raina<\/a>Raina Schell is a vagabond. She lives where the tide takes her. The only constant in her life is her trusty laptop. She doesn\u2019t live in a tidy little house. Her dreams aren\u2019t surrounded by a white picket fence. She has no family but spends her free time with a black and white bunny rabbit named Fred.<\/p>\n

www.RainaSchell.com<\/a>
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