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I am reviewing an early draft of my story, and I notice that I have little plot features or elements which, though interesting, seem to spawn long-windedness.
Clearly it’s a thing to catch in editing, but I think while writing, we/I must develop the sense that while such elements are important to give flavor and dimension to our stories, they are not THE story itself.
Has anyone else gotten similarly...waylaid? Your story is about flying the airplane with 3 engines gone, no landing gear and a crazed gunman onboard, and somehow, a 10-page description of a control knob sprouts in the story?
;-)
Clearly it’s a thing to catch in editing, but I think while writing, we/I must develop the sense that while such elements are important to give flavor and dimension to our stories, they are not THE story itself.
Has anyone else gotten similarly...waylaid? Your story is about flying the airplane with 3 engines gone, no landing gear and a crazed gunman onboard, and somehow, a 10-page description of a control knob sprouts in the story?
;-)