tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post2635326877644783991..comments2024-02-10T02:12:10.516-08:00Comments on CAROLINELEAVITTVILLE: Jessica McCann talks about writing a jigsaw novelCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02724359857107668407noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-35271821215040811932014-04-06T15:43:12.765-07:002014-04-06T15:43:12.765-07:00Jessica: Your wisdom of "writing a novel tak...Jessica: Your wisdom of "writing a novel takes as long as it takes" is about the most accurate and realistic statement I have heard in a very long time --- spot-on! I am revising my novel for about the fourth complete time (not to count the intermittant revisions among a few chapters here and there...). I just find each time has gotten me closer to where I KNOW it should be. Thanks so much for the affirmations and common sense advice. Best, Trish DolasinskiTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766649004978212284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-46911224674900871522011-10-27T17:47:59.464-07:002011-10-27T17:47:59.464-07:00Jessica, I love your analogy, comparing the proces...Jessica, I love your analogy, comparing the process of writing a book to a jigsaw puzzle. I also love these quotes: "Writing a novel (and doing it well) simply takes as long as it takes." and "If you're inspired to write a scene other than the one that comes next in your manuscript, go for it. You can put the story in the right order later."Michelle Fayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323853315988838877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-51759259092760797962011-10-24T15:52:58.292-07:002011-10-24T15:52:58.292-07:00Great puzzle analogy! And it makes me feel much b...Great puzzle analogy! And it makes me feel much better about the shenanigans I just allowed in my WIP. Thanks for such an interesting interview, Jessica and Caroline.Girl Parkerhttp://www.girlparker.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-75063490433614834132011-10-24T11:34:39.538-07:002011-10-24T11:34:39.538-07:00Fabulous article, Jessica - and precisely how thin...Fabulous article, Jessica - and precisely how things are happening for me now. Funny thing is I never liked jigsaw puzzles, but my fiction is, indeed, a carbon copy of the process. Thanks, Caroline, for the great interview. I can attest that Jessica's jigsaw approach worked. I loved All Different Kinds of Free!Melissa Crytzer Fryhttp://melissacrytzerfry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396875931357506685.post-23384401721223932812011-10-24T09:18:41.808-07:002011-10-24T09:18:41.808-07:00Wonderful description of your process, Jessica. Th...Wonderful description of your process, Jessica. Thanks so much for pointing me over here. I love the many ways different writers approach novel writing. One brilliant writer in my workshop uses exactly the same method as you-a piece here and a peice there...until the whole thing jells. Fascinating!!Cynthia Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291032781362237264noreply@blogger.com