Anyway, that's one done. (Unless I wake up tomorrow, reread what I've done, decide that I hate it, and tear the whole thing up. Which does happen from time to time).
Now let's hope the NEXT Bran chapter doesn't take six years as well.
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Congrats on getting it done, and here's to hope you'll still like it tomorrow.
Seriously, though, that's wonderful news!
I am an academic with my own writing commitments, so her comments spoke directly to me. Her comments have inspired me to change my daily routine in my study, so that I get more writing done.
Also, love the new layout.
Not really, though- I love Bran, and his story.
Congratulations!
I can't wait. I've been trying to figure out where that story line is going to go, too, and I can't wait to see if I'm at least partially right....
More than anything, though... thank you from the bottom of my heart, Mr. Martin. These gifts are truly amazing!
And ha, you and I apparently have the same journal style now. I always look at mine and think "dark wings, dark words," so it's appropriate on many levels. :D
*cheers*
though that bears the question of whether there are any sections of the published books that you've read since their publishing and wished that you'd done differently.
That's the way Gene Wolfe wrote his Torturer series, and a big reason why those books are so masterful.
Alas, I did not win the lottery. If I'd tried to do it that way, I'd be homeless now. Either that, or back in Hollywood.
Is this a first draft of the chapter (and if so, how much do you revise)?
And how many chapters do you have left to write before the book is finished?
There are lines and paragraphs in this chapter that are first draft, yes. The ones I wrote yesterday and the day before. But they're cheek by jowl with other lines and paragraphs that are six years old and have been revised fifty times.
Not the most efficient way to work, I know. But it's my way, at least at this point in my career.
The BF has complained of Bran's chapters being boring but I find them a lovely respite from the super-hectic plot lines of other characters... It's a good chance to sit back, relate to a character's frustrations and hopes and fears and all the rest, and not have to keep 1000 plot threads in my head until the next character chapter. -cough-anyandalllannisters-cough-
That being said, the rough partial that existed around the time I turned in FEAST FOR CROWS certainly was boring, which is why I kept going back and banging my head against it over and over.
Also, while I can imagine why Bran is so hard, I love his character (okay so Arya is my fave), and I generally love how you have so many characters of different ages, gender, bodytypes... yeah. And not all "mary sues" (or the male equivalent) which is what it seems 99% of fantasy is :P
You are a top notch writer!