AHHHH!!!

[poetic-art.livejournal.com]

I just figured out the perfect alternate beginning to my story...13000+ words into it. What do I do?!?&%$*)*@ Whatever, I'm keeping my word count. I'll consider what I've already done 'research into my characters'. :p

Comments

[bookgirlwa.livejournal.com]

Don't panic! Write the alternative end down as well, while it's fresh in your mind, keep it in a seperate section or document then go back and join up the dots and choose the best ending later. I usually have several sections of what I'm writing on the go at once, my brain doesn't work in linear fashion, usually - I'm quite shocked when it does on ocassion!

[netbug009.livejournal.com]

Ignore the other beggining for now and keep moving. You can always edit the thing in December. DO NOT START OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER.

[chipmunk-planet.livejournal.com]

If you want, write the alternate beginning and keep them both. Funny how you might change your mind and like the first one better.

Or just keep going, pretending that the other beginning is how it started. If it really bugs you, you can color the differing parts a light gray font, so it's still there, just not so visible. That's what I do when I do NaNo editing.

DELETE NOTHING!!!

[polargriff.livejournal.com]

I suggest keeping the first beginning you have and just writing down the alternative beginning. Do NOT delete anything! Just add to it. You can always decide between the two beginnings come December, after your final word count. ;)

[s0kate.livejournal.com]

perhaps, also, you can use BOTH beginnings? perhaps one beginning is a dream, the other the reality of the way it started. or perhaps one is the way a character wished it had started? ... find a way to incorporate both into your story. it'll up the wordcount for your novel and you won't ahve to start over. that way you can decide which you like best when nano's over or you can keep them both!

[deadache139.livejournal.com]

I just remembered that a huge part of my plot is for this particular person to be DEAD at the beginning, and I've written him in--very much alive and kicking. :\