S. McPherson's Blog: On my way to being a writer - Posts Tagged "struggle"

Now comes the time to rewrite; a task much easier said than actually done. I sit down and stare mindlessly at my computer feeling as if I'm trying to make sense of a Picasso painting, solve the Da Vinci code or find the 27th letter of the alphabet.

Needless to say, I encounter a few hiccups; great hefty ones that send me flying off my seat and smack my head into the ceiling. How do I rewrite my novel 30,000 words shorter? What 30,000 words are irrelevant? Taking a deep breath, I roll up my sleeves and decide to give it a shot. I'm not going to lie.... it doesn't end well...