Comments on: Reason #5: I’ll Just Pad This Out http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/ The Fundamentals of Our Publishing are Wrong Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:47:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mickH http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/comment-page-1/#comment-12256 mickH Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:10:40 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/#comment-12256 If you block your book out properly and write a detailed storyboard (mine was 30 A4 pages) first and stick to it, you find you don't need to pad anything out. However you do have to watch for it. I was guilty of over-writing, a similar problem, but once this was pointed out to me I have worked to overcome it. So I have LEARNED something and am now a better writer for it. so 'Check' If you block your book out properly and write a detailed storyboard (mine was 30 A4 pages) first and stick to it, you find you don’t need to pad anything out. However you do have to watch for it.

I was guilty of over-writing, a similar problem, but once this was pointed out to me I have worked to overcome it. So I have LEARNED something and am now a better writer for it.

so ‘Check’

]]> By: The Fantasy Genre - Page 2 - ChristianWriters.com http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 The Fantasy Genre - Page 2 - ChristianWriters.com Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:19:12 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/#comment-2460 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] I'm a big fan of the "Tell the story in as few books as possible" school of thought. http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2...-pad-this-out/ http://www.rinkworks.com/fnovel/ (Specifically, #s 28-31.) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] I’m a big fan of the "Tell the story in as few books as possible" school of thought. http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2…-pad-this-out/ http://www.rinkworks.com/fnovel/ (Specifically, #s 28-31.) [...]

]]> By: Max Radical http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Max Radical Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:37:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/#comment-856 Absolutely essential rule, 99.99% of the crap you see online or anywhere else could be eliminated by following this rule.<br/><br/>Write your material. Rewrite it. Then cut out everything that's crap. Then cut out everything that's only moderately good. Then cut out anything that isn't top-notch. By that point you'll probably need to start writing it again - congratulations! You've just saved your readers a ton of time! Absolutely essential rule, 99.99% of the crap you see online or anywhere else could be eliminated by following this rule.

Write your material. Rewrite it. Then cut out everything that’s crap. Then cut out everything that’s only moderately good. Then cut out anything that isn’t top-notch. By that point you’ll probably need to start writing it again – congratulations! You’ve just saved your readers a ton of time!

]]> By: تصدعت المرآة http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/comment-page-1/#comment-6120 تصدعت المرآة Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2006/11/03/reason-5-ill-just-pad-this-out/#comment-6120 <!--%kramer-pre%-->وكلاهما يُعادل: أنت تزدري قراءكإذا كانت قصتك قصيرة في عداد الكلمات، فإن هذا بسبب كونها قصة قصيرة! شون لندسي، 3 نوفمبر 2006Reason #5: I’ll Just Pad This Outتعليق: المسطرة! رغم أن الكتابة فعلٌ متمردٌ على القواعد، إلا أن قاعدة إلمر ليونارد العاشرة توصيف لما ينبغي أن يكون الأمر عليه في الكتابة.<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technoratiوكلاهما يُعادل: أنت تزدري قراءكإذا كانت قصتك قصيرة في عداد الكلمات، فإن هذا بسبب كونها قصة قصيرة! شون لندسي، 3 نوفمبر 2006Reason #5: I’ll Just Pad This Outتعليق: المسطرة! رغم أن الكتابة فعلٌ متمردٌ على القواعد، إلا أن قاعدة إلمر ليونارد العاشرة توصيف لما ينبغي أن يكون الأمر عليه في الكتابة.

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