I have to say that printing the thing was not entirely a Good Idea - it has solidified, made concrete, so I have a different attitude towards it - I have corrected the typos and re-inserted the missing text but it feels no longer a still in progress piece of work.
I DO need to overcome this because on re-reading last night there are some horrendously bumpy transitions between paragraphs, and I am still unhappy about the repetitions and the insistent back story - this needs to be introduced more gracefully, more subtly within the action rather than as a relentless, essay-type recap.
I've read about the large number that sit untouched once the NaNo goal has been reached and I can see how this might happen - something that does spur me to return to it to make it more something I am not ashamed to read - I do intend to 'Blurb' it too, so it has to be done and not left to languish. 'Theme for a Summer Place' suffered from this, needs returning to (although this NaNo is the only one I have actually printed out ...)
Elliott has reached his 50K - and he works full time and has a wife and small child in his life too, as well as other time consuming musical interests.
this is a nice wee blog you have here! I am working on some short stories and hence I haven't had the chance to do any 6S...hopefully soon!
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