tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15229242.post1222132627506059304..comments2008-03-21T09:30:36.430-07:00Andrew Zackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197397967230568125noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15229242.post-35486115039036071042008-03-21T05:45:00.000-07:002008-03-21T05:45:00.000-07:00Hi Z:<BR/><BR/>I would think that it's okay to see where the characters and story takes you....if you revise. After all, there is a story-generating phase. And after that it's the cold analytical phase. It seems that the folks who forget they cut a specific scene simply didn't do additional drafts and catch their slip-ups. If you do many drafts and have many critters by the time the novel gets to my editor, slip-ups should be repaired. In a perfect world, at least.<BR/><BR/>Great post, though.<BR/>-CCaroleMcDonnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15443401088634718848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15229242.post-54017232846517297522008-03-17T10:13:00.000-07:002008-03-17T10:13:00.000-07:00Thanks for this...<BR/><BR/>I'm currently reading King's book on writing where he denigrates plotting in advance, believing that it makes for dry and lifeless books.<BR/><BR/>For me, it means the difference between a book that hums along and one that clunks. <BR/><BR/>--Chiron O'Keefe<BR/>Ashland, ORChiron O'Keefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350218547511690377noreply@blogger.com