>have been writing on a single project for almost a year >still

>>9451235
why do you want it to be a narrative? maybe just leave it like it is

just make it an epistolary novel or a series of sketches.

>>9451242

I want it to sell

>>9451243

Those don't sell unless the author is already established

>>9451248
sorry to hear that

>>9451248
You don't have a complete work because you're just writing to fill the criteria of a publisher. You've let your perception of the world cloud your true perception of aesthetics. Unspook yourself.

>>9451274

I'm fucking hungry, I'll de-spook when I'm eating three times a day

>>9451235
Should have created the outlined narrative first lol

>>9451235
Send it to Cliff from Better than Food. He'll read and edit your work for a dollar a page.

>>9451314
who is that

>>9451235

Each action has a purpose for driving the story. Everything is a building block and connected to the rest of the narrative.

Everything in your novel has to have a purpose behind it with the intention of showing what you're attempting to say.

>>9451321
op, disregard this garbage post

>>9451314
You can't edit a plot into existence, only edit a better one out of a poor one.

>>9451235

1. Put all of the scenes in serial order.
2. Re-read your entire manuscript at least once, ideally three times.
3. Ask yourself
a. do any interior or exterior struggles emerge from these scenes?
b. do any of these scenes form interesting patterns that comment on the characters situations?
c. what scenes do neither of these things?
4. Cut everything that isn't a or b. If you have neither A or B you need to start over from the beginning.
5. Re-read your manuscript once or twice more and add any connective material needed.

>>9451302
Nobody gives a shit that you can't eat because you're spending your time writing when you should just get a fucking job.