tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post1413129584689742502..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-60695227410720227262009-03-10T20:08:00.000+00:002009-03-10T20:08:00.000+00:00Tim, DavidI agree - usually I think I've utterly f...Tim, David<BR/><BR/>I agree - usually I think I've utterly fucked the book up somewhere down the line, and usually it isn't warranted - but the temptation to overly tinker is always there before I send the finished mss.<BR/><BR/>The Black Hours, however, was not like that at all. Which is odd.<BR/><BR/>And probably means I <EM>really have</EM> fucked it up!!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, big congrats on getting to this stage. You should celebrate this moment, you know?mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-89069818455419160792009-03-10T07:57:00.000+00:002009-03-10T07:57:00.000+00:00I suppose it depends how long your chapters are......I suppose it depends how long your chapters are...<BR/><BR/>Mine are quite short in the current WIP and I can sustain the illusion for the first one.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-84405592361421001172009-03-10T04:15:00.000+00:002009-03-10T04:15:00.000+00:00Sometimes I can get through the first chapter with...Sometimes I can get through the first chapter without suspecting I've ruined it already.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that might not stand up to rereading later on, but it's nice while the feeling lasts.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com