tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post5714561486170203546..comments2023-10-26T11:34:38.322-04:00Comments on Ask Allison: Abandon Ship!Allison Winn Scotchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820208316115681320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-54601988021781604582008-06-19T00:16:00.000-04:002008-06-19T00:16:00.000-04:00oh yes. I've been slogging through my novel for a ...oh yes. I've been slogging through my novel for a long time now. I'm bored with my characters and bored with the lack of plot. I just haven't wanted to let go of all the work I've done. <BR/><BR/>I think it's time to move on.Sarah Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753180768919416208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-68937826899524252642008-06-18T21:13:00.000-04:002008-06-18T21:13:00.000-04:00My novel #2 was actually novel #1 that I put aside...My novel #2 was actually novel #1 that I put aside. After I had an agent for #2, I went back and reread #1. Still liked the premise, but had learned a whole lot about storytelling, so everything got tossed and I started over. Novel #2 pubbed this year and novel #1 pubs next year.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033821.post-53157095372878761082008-06-18T09:54:00.000-04:002008-06-18T09:54:00.000-04:00If I look back at a scene or an essay and can't re...If I look back at a scene or an essay and can't remember writing it, it's usually a keeper. But if after seventeen edits I'm still wrestling with what my point is and how many adverbs I need to make it, that usually means it's time to jump ship.<BR/><BR/>That, or when my agent says, "Um...I'm just not sure I get this..."<BR/><BR/>:)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.com