NaNoWriMo Daily Inspiration: Skip the Boring Parts
November 16th 2010 08:20
"Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip."
The last of Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules
This month the emphasis is clearly on try. If you find what you're writing is boring, however, don't worry about it. You're not going to let anyone see the unedited first draft of your story, are you? By the time the manuscript is ready for an audience, you'll have performed the magic called rewriting to eliminate the parts that nobody wants to read.
The last of Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules
This month the emphasis is clearly on try. If you find what you're writing is boring, however, don't worry about it. You're not going to let anyone see the unedited first draft of your story, are you? By the time the manuscript is ready for an audience, you'll have performed the magic called rewriting to eliminate the parts that nobody wants to read.
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