Saw this blog post this morning and thought people on here might find it interesting. This is my favorite passage from it:
So what if it limps. Its purpose is to get you into the next stage of the story and you take off from there. Time enough when you go through the novel again to correct the transition. For all you know, the material that you will write much later in the novel will make it plain to you exactly how the transition ought to have been. No amount of rewriting and repolishing now will get it right in the absence of knowledge of the course of the entire book. So let it limp and get on with it Think of yourself as an artist making a sketch to get the composition clear in his mind, the blocks of color, the balance, and the rest. With that done, you can worry about the fine points.
Asimovs advice, in a letter, about limping transitions in first drafts
Asimov on How to Be Prolific
I was lucky to hear Isaac Asimov speak at the Tau Beta Pi national convention. He was a funny speaker with deep insights and a surprisingly deep voice.
Saw this blog post this morning and thought people on here might find it interesting. This is my favorite passage from it:
So what if it limps. Its purpose is to get you into the next stage of the story and you take off from there. Time enough when you go through the novel again to correct the transition. For all you know, the material that you will write much later in the novel will make it plain to you exactly how the transition ought to have been. No amount of rewriting and repolishing now will get it right in the absence of knowledge of the course of the entire book. So let it limp and get on with it Think of yourself as an artist making a sketch to get the composition clear in his mind, the blocks of color, the balance, and the rest. With that done, you can worry about the fine points. Asimovs advice, in a letter, about limping transitions in first drafts Asimov on How to Be ProlificGreat quote, Brian--thanks for sharing.
I was lucky to hear Isaac Asimov speak at the Tau Beta Pi national convention. He was a funny speaker with deep insights and a surprisingly deep voice.