I’m Driving Myself INSANE!!!

October 3, 2007

I’m on a vicious cycle right now, writing and rewriting my first couple of chapters.

After getting my critiques back from the Genesis contest in the Spring, I went to work, perfecting and cleaning up my writing. Then I got busy writing the synopsis and proposal for the ACFW conference. When I finally returned to do edits I wanted to fall asleep at the words I had written. It was BORING! And I fell into my old trap…editing the voice out of my work.

Several people/agents encouraged me to deepen the characterization and add more chutzpah to my character. So I dove in and “voiced” all over the pages. I “voiced” so much I think my writing has gotten hoarse and now when I look at it what once was brilliant and witty yesterday seems like purple “pukish” prose.

So what is this perfectionist to do? I’m way too insecure and embarrassed to show it to any of the agents that requested it, so I sent it off to my critique partners hoping the can wade through the mess I just made!

ACK! Maybe it’s time to shift gears and work on cutting my synopsis from six pages to three.

In the meantime, anyone one have any words of wisdom???

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Gina Conroy

Gina Conroy

From the day I received my first diary in the second grade, I've had a passion expressing myself through writing. Later as a journalist and novelist, I realized words, if used powerfully, have the ability to touch, stir, and reach from the depths of one soul to another. Today as a writing and health coach, I inspire others to live their extraordinary life and encourage them to share their unique stories. For daily inspiration follow me on https://www.facebook.com/gina.conroy and check out my books here https://amzn.to/3lUx9Pi