Re: "he writes at close to Asimov's speed." One thing I miss here, and wish there was more of, was more on the task of writing. I think there's a good opportunity here for more on the technical side of all this...the writing, how the different departemtns (departments) come together, all the production stuff nobody tells you. So on the writing speed issue, a little something that may be of use. Mark Twain said, "Never write a scene until you have finished it to your satisfaction." Meaning in your head. You should always play the scene over and over in your head, filling it out further and further each time, until you can play it like a movie. Then, when it's all worked out, you sit down and transcribe it. This is kinda how I work. I finish a scene, load up what I need to do in the next scene...and distract myself, here on the boards, doing something else, and gradually filling out the scene over and over until it's crystal clear. Then when you sit down to write it, it goes quickly. Also helps to type 120 wpm, but the other helps a *lot*. jms |
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