In November, I was caught up in the fervour of Nano. I churned out page after page. I laughed at the sheer hilarity of the situations. I hit 50,000. I was proud.
And then came... after November.
Upon reading the novel, I realized all the plot holes, problems, etc that one normally notices come editing time. I decided that the book as it stood was too flawed. So I worked out an outline, and began to rewrite.
Here's the problem. It's not funny anymore. It's much better written. But it's no longer funny.
I felt like the humour was one of the big positives in the original story. Without the whimsy, it's just not (in my opinion) as compelling a story.
This is the conundrum then - I can either have a funny but flawed book, or a well-written but humourless book. I can't decide, and I can't work on the re-write until I decide...
Constructive advice, please.
And then came... after November.
Upon reading the novel, I realized all the plot holes, problems, etc that one normally notices come editing time. I decided that the book as it stood was too flawed. So I worked out an outline, and began to rewrite.
Here's the problem. It's not funny anymore. It's much better written. But it's no longer funny.
I felt like the humour was one of the big positives in the original story. Without the whimsy, it's just not (in my opinion) as compelling a story.
This is the conundrum then - I can either have a funny but flawed book, or a well-written but humourless book. I can't decide, and I can't work on the re-write until I decide...
Constructive advice, please.
