Speaking as a spod still struggling to edit her first attempt at a proper novel, pressure makes me concentrate, but oh, I am so slow! Short fiction is so much easier.
There is no point me answering the poll as I find both pieces bright, fast and vivid. So, given the choice between which to continue, I would consider the following:
a)Passion. Drafting potential covering letters for both of them will clarify which one really stimulates you, and which one you feel will stimulate others.
b)Plan. Which is easier to map out in your head? Drafting two synopses or plot plans should make that clearer, even if none of it turns out that way when you write it. Having a direction helps get you through to the end, though of course, it may be a different end.
c)Payment. If it's really a flip of the coin, check out your market and consider which novel is more likely to give you the appropriate return, whether that's a quick sale or the sense of breaking ground or whatever.
These are only my opinions of course. I find this works for me if I can endure the drag of doing it. Of course, I seldom can!
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rosecarmine
Just some thoughts
Date: 2005-05-12 08:24 am (UTC)There is no point me answering the poll as I find both pieces bright, fast and vivid. So, given the choice between which to continue, I would consider the following:
a)Passion. Drafting potential covering letters for both of them will clarify which one really stimulates you, and which one you feel will stimulate others.
b)Plan. Which is easier to map out in your head? Drafting two synopses or plot plans should make that clearer, even if none of it turns out that way when you write it. Having a direction helps get you through to the end, though of course, it may be a different end.
c)Payment. If it's really a flip of the coin, check out your market and consider which novel is more likely to give you the appropriate return, whether that's a quick sale or the sense of breaking ground or whatever.
These are only my opinions of course. I find this works for me if I can endure the drag of doing it. Of course, I seldom can!