After my first round of rejections by editors, I've decided to rewrite a section of my book (it's written in three distinct parts). I'm wondering how you've been able to revisit a story and characters you've already created and told -- do you work off the old work and cut and paste, or do you start with a clean slate?
I know how it ends, and I know what some of the major plot points have to be (it's the second section, so there are things that have to happen in order to make the third part work). But I'm having a tough time diving in, because the way I wrote it has been the way the story has been in my head for a year and a half now, and I can only think of it the way I wrote it the first time. Any suggestions on how to rethink what you've already done?
I know how it ends, and I know what some of the major plot points have to be (it's the second section, so there are things that have to happen in order to make the third part work). But I'm having a tough time diving in, because the way I wrote it has been the way the story has been in my head for a year and a half now, and I can only think of it the way I wrote it the first time. Any suggestions on how to rethink what you've already done?