Scene From Hell (n): The one section in a piece of writing that is constantly a thorn in the writer’s side, despite undergoing far more revisions than the rest of the piece.
“It’s a shame… The SFH in my thesis would actually be my overall favorite scene if it didn’t keep pissing me off so much.”
I suspect this is going to become a regular feature…
Scalpeling (v): The stage of revision that entails making small, precise edits that may be indistinguishable to some readers but nonetheless have a very large impact on the work as a whole, bringing forward important story elements. One step above tweaking, two steps above proofing.
Yup, that’s pretty much what’s going on with my thesis right now.
I’ve coined a new literary term, which I’m sure will someday be part of the basic English curriculum at fine educational institutions everywhere.
Plot Puke (n.): The final result of a book/movie/series/other written work building up a series of complex, fascinating, and utterly unresolved plot twists that cause the entire story to collapse on itself.
“Read Or Dream was a series with a lot of potential, but the ending was a big pile of plot puke. The story just vomited all over itself with that Gentleman Project crap.”