March 06, 2007
Vision of the Whole
Got a question from a reader: Doug, what's the hardest part about writing a novel?
Here's my answer:
Keeping the vision of the whole novel in your head as you write it.
This usually only drives you crazy in revisions, although, frankly, it drives me crazy while I'm writing the first draft, as well.
Imagine any novel you find that is fairly complex, and think about the person who sat and imagined it, constructed it, deconstructed it, revised it, and at some point, held its entire world in his or her head and made sure that each element, each detail, was the right one.
You, too, would go a little crazy. Do not attempt to operate heavy machinery while doing this.
Posted by Doug Clegg on March 6, 2007 05:21 AM
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