Useless Whinging
Jun. 28th, 2009 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twistdfateangelI have made no progress on my novel in weeks. That damn prologue is getting worse and worse to look at. It was recommended that I remove the ball game or save it for later, and maybe I'm biased as an author, but I can't see it anywhere else. It makes a point, it shows that the children don't just tell stories and nursery rhymes, but actually do the magic. To simply have them toss a ball around and tell stories seems flat and dishonest.
I'm terrified to not listen to beta-readers and reviewers. If I want this story to not suck, I have to listen, but it's like handing Rembrandt a knife and telling him to chop a painting in half because the tulips are overpowering a ladies' dress. There may be an easier way, but it would be a lie.
I'm terrified to not listen to beta-readers and reviewers. If I want this story to not suck, I have to listen, but it's like handing Rembrandt a knife and telling him to chop a painting in half because the tulips are overpowering a ladies' dress. There may be an easier way, but it would be a lie.
