Tank wrote:
As I've said I write linearly, but I also write episodically. What I mean is, I'm aware of the fact that this will be posted in instalments (or chapters) and gear my scenes accordingly. When I start writing a new part I usually have an idea of how for I want the story to progress in that part. If it turns out that I come up short or go too long for a normal post I either add another scene, or I look for a way to cut back to the previous opportune stopping point.
I have two questions for Tank.
1. What do you do if something happens in installment y where you realize that you need to make changes (either major or minor) in installment x?
2. How do you manage to leave each installment at a high point or at a cliff-hanger?
The first question is why I asked the editing question in the first place.
The second question is my fascination with those who post and write in installments.
Can't stay on...I just figured out how I'm going to get to the end of Blind Spots (now you know the name of what i've been working on for close to 2 years) and I have to go back 30 pages to fit something in to make it work.
gerry
