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Really has.  Likely, only one guy will read this.  Hey, Sejuay!  And anybody else who happens by.

So, I just finished my own mini-NaNoWri-Mo, though it only totalled at 16500 words, and I wanted to ask a question.  How do you come back to something you've written?

I mean, here's the thing.  We all know by now that I consider anything I write to be utter crap.  Don't waste time denying it, that's just how I feel.  This thing is the best I've ever written, by far, but I still feel that it doesn't nearly live up to its potential.  For one thing, it could actually be a full-length novel instead of a mere 70 highly-formatted pages.  I'm thinking four or five times that length.

But now that it's written, history shows that I will never revisit it.  It's done, it's down, and I will likely never even consider editing it or expanding on it, even though I know that it would be possible, even easy now that the bulk is complete.

So how do you do it?  How do you take a rough draft into a full-length production?  How can I go back to this story that already tells more than I originally intended, to make it even more?  I just can't see it.

Anyway, work's actually a blast.  I love my job!  Not fond of a couple co-workers, but all-in-all, it's a great time, and I really enjoy myself.  If you're actually interested, we can talk about it in the comments, because I just don't feel like doing one of my old epic-long-Journals that nobody would ever waste time reading.
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  • Reading: Gai-Jin
  • Watching: The Gamestation Podcast
  • Playing: Kid Icarus Uprising
  • Eating: Caramels
  • Drinking: Milk

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  • Current Residence: Portland, Oregon
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:iconplatinummyr:
=platinummyr Aug 26, 2010  Hobbyist Writer
iLostTheGame.

Also. It is your birthday. And I might come over tonight to get my cards and stuff. Will you be free?

And also, I hope to have a gift for you if I can find it. But it comes out next week. So I'm not sure.

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:iconrogin:
Remind me to punch you for the Game thing.

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=platinummyr Aug 27, 2010  Hobbyist Writer
lol

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:iconsejuay:
~Sejuay Aug 26, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
WOW, IT'S YORE BORTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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:iconrogin:
THANKS! I AM NOW 21. I drank about an ounce of port. Thought it was terrible.

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~Sejuay Aug 27, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Port? Bah! Get coffee/creme liquors. :meow:

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:iconrogin:
I dunno...I'm not really interested in drinking, and I REALLY disliked that port. Could barely drink it without making a face, only went to the effort because my cousin was still there.

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Hello :meow: can you please donate some points? I will really appreciate any amount. I can give you a llama for a donation :meow: If you can't that's ok, please don't be mad at me for asking Thank you :meow:

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Sorry, I don't have any points to donate.

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*dittin03 Jun 9, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you for the points! :hug:

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