Second time around

Yesterday, listening to Natalie Goldberg's 'Bones', she described another technique which could be used to improve a weak scene.

Rather than ajusting what's already there, write the whole scene afresh:

• re-envision the key points of the scene -start-point, end-point, key events
• set a timer for say 30 mins
• write a fresh version
• incorporate the best parts into the original
• repeat as necessary.

(As in word-wars, the timer stops you dithering. )

I like this approach. It helps me drop down into the subconscious for new material.