In a predicament...

vicky271 · Aug 21, 2017

I started a novel last week, and everything was going fine. I got a brainwave this morning. It involved cutting down all the extra's and setting right into the story. Now i can't concentrate on what i have because my mind flashes to this new idea. If I went with the new idea, i'd have to scrap everything I wrote.

I'm in a predicament, and i'd appreciate any advice.

underpope · Aug 21, 2017

Write the new idea down on a scrap of paper (or in a scratch file on your computer) and store it in a secure location. It'll still be there when you're done with your novel.

mccardey · Aug 21, 2017

vicky271 said:
I started a novel last week, and everything was going fine. I got a brainwave this morning. It involved cutting down all the extra's and setting right into the story. Now i can't concentrate on what i have because my mind flashes to this new idea. If I went with the new idea, i'd have to scrap everything I wrote.

I'm in a predicament, and i'd appreciate any advice.

If it's only a week since you started, I'd save what you have in one folder and move on into the newer idea. Give it a week, see if it hatches into something. If it doesn't, you've only lost a week (and you'll have gained other insights).

blacbird · Aug 21, 2017

vicky271 said:
If I went with the new idea, i'd have to scrap everything I wrote.

These days you never have to "scrap" anything. Just save it, and proceed.

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In a predicament...

vicky271

underpope

mccardey

blacbird