Adventures in Mamboland
"Jazz Fish, a saxophone playing wanderer, finds himself in Mamboland at a critical phase in his life." --Howie Green, on his book Jazz Fish Zen
Yeah. That sounds about right.
Yeah. That sounds about right.
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Date: 2009-06-22 08:07 pm (UTC)This is the story of my life. Well, my writing life anyway. I think it's a useful practice, especially since I find that 75% of the time the skipped scene gets cut completely. It's a way of editing while you write without realizing that you're editing.
I do know what you mean about it feeling like it's cheating, though. It makes the end of the draft feel nebulous, so you can't just say, "I'm finished! Woot!" Even though technically you are finished. If that makes sense.