Writer's Choice: The "After the Affair" Affair

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

The “After the Affair” Affair

Why I Like It: I always wondered about the fallout from Napoleon’s freewheeling ways about sex; if any of his conquests were disappointed when they discovered they were just a one night stand. What if that didn’t sit well?

This story is also a lesson for me. If I had truly let the story play out the way it was supposed to it would have been almost 50k words. I didn’t want to write a tale that long so I “strangled” it into submission to get it to 6600. It hurt the story and even though I do like the tale, it would have been better if I had just let the story tell itself. This story taught me to let the story unfold naturally and let it be as long as it needs to be.

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Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Still, I enjoyed this story, but hey, nothing says you can't revist and revise it to your satisfaction. Now there's a project for you! Glad you made it for Writer's Choice. Thanks for joining in.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about it, maybe one day.