tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post2405632533466552940..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: The Need to ReviseEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-86689534239131453922009-07-06T14:33:11.291-05:002009-07-06T14:33:11.291-05:00WES!!!!
Literally laughed OUT LOUD at your comment...WES!!!!<br />Literally laughed OUT LOUD at your comment!<br />NICE one!<br />:)<br /><br />*While at the local nursery, I saw Theresa asking an attendant how big the plants would grow . . .<br /><br />JK! HEHE!<br />:D<br />G.Genella deGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129942813842907408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-54660348963809752062009-07-02T10:30:26.086-05:002009-07-02T10:30:26.086-05:00Arundhati Roy ("God of Small Things") sa...Arundhati Roy ("God of Small Things") said she revised two pages of her novel.<br /><br /><br />Is this possible???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-35850159662118424362009-07-01T14:56:29.146-05:002009-07-01T14:56:29.146-05:00Great pic! Is that the headquarters of Red Sage?Great pic! Is that the headquarters of Red Sage?Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-44512296188559368282009-07-01T07:17:27.109-05:002009-07-01T07:17:27.109-05:00Well and here I thought I was being such an old fu...Well and here I thought I was being such an old fuddy-dud for working so hard on my ms when see others just flying away with word counts! I thought there was something wrong with me. ;-)<br /><br />I said this on another writer's blog (he brought up the quality vs. quantity) and I really believe for me it's simply the discipline of making myself do something on my novel every evening. Even if I don't plough through 1,000 words, I'm editing or checking for plot flaws. I guess that goes to the quality side of the tracks, and I'll just be slow.<br /><br /><br />TeresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-18908528988873653622009-07-01T00:07:13.142-05:002009-07-01T00:07:13.142-05:00Teresa,
Yes, even the silly ones. (Can you tell ...Teresa,<br /><br />Yes, even the silly ones. (Can you tell that I'm just a *bit* of a perfectionist? *snort*) Although I will admit that I didn't go through the comments for all of them. But I've learned so much from both of you that it was worth it. (I can now proudly say that I know what the heck a dangling participle is and how to fix it!)<br /><br />Jami G<br /><br />P.S. I have to keep restraining myself from addressing you and Alicia as "T&A"Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-32676758750638965562009-06-30T18:00:29.974-05:002009-06-30T18:00:29.974-05:00I must be your mom's age. For a while, all I s...I must be your mom's age. For a while, all I saw was lovely landscaping!<br />Sigh.Patience-pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262203054740351060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-27738543502826908472009-06-30T17:32:20.846-05:002009-06-30T17:32:20.846-05:00LOL Theresa! Any chance your Mom writes romance? ...LOL Theresa! Any chance your Mom writes romance? Sabres, lances - depending on age: bayonets?Riley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-57042177847062356802009-06-30T16:13:08.612-05:002009-06-30T16:13:08.612-05:00PS Theresa....
I didn't get it either **grin*...PS Theresa....<br /><br />I didn't get it either **grin** but my 18 yr old daughter cracked up... <br />I'm not that old, I'm an artist. I was actually looking at an "artistic perspective" to see what was wrong with the vanishing point LOLLeonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-56378031858074582222009-06-30T16:10:37.340-05:002009-06-30T16:10:37.340-05:00I love this post! I have word count goals (and no,...I love this post! I have word count goals (and no, I don't count the words I erase!) 5k day. But I also edit/revise almost everyday. I go back and read last chapter(s) worked on to help me get into the flow again, and I fix and problems found and (especially since recent posts) fix common errors I'm making.<br /><br />Then there's the full revision, where you reread/rework the whole WIP at once because you found a plot hole.<br /><br />I had to add a whole chapter and fix the intro to the next because I'd done way too much boring stuff without action.<br /><br />*sigh* Wish I was so good I didn't need to fix it after first time.<br /><br />I'm full of tongue in cheek today :)Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-16843074664113555322009-06-30T15:55:52.578-05:002009-06-30T15:55:52.578-05:00Jami G, I am in awe of your stamina. Every post? W...Jami G, I am in awe of your stamina. Every post? Wow. Even the silly ones? *g*<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-2995885275076087242009-06-30T15:48:47.086-05:002009-06-30T15:48:47.086-05:00OMG.
I just showed my mom the picture, and she th...OMG.<br /><br />I just showed my mom the picture, and she thoughtfully stared at it for a minute and then said, "Those bushes look like sabres."<br /><br />*headdesk*<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-18526456448240598482009-06-30T15:14:51.240-05:002009-06-30T15:14:51.240-05:00My MS is the first thing the world will see of me ...My MS is the first thing the world will see of me as a writer. First impressions matter. <br /><br />Why would you want the world, whether an agent, editor or reader, to see something that isn't your best? I don't send my kids to school wearing dirty clothes that don't match and have holes in them. Why would I do less with my MS?<br /><br />It takes time, but Rome wasn't built in a day and Rome didn't have to worry about continuity and plot holes. <br /><br />JeanieJeanne Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871446109563078108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-70415767640433951262009-06-30T15:01:33.818-05:002009-06-30T15:01:33.818-05:00Revision to me? I'd liken the process to Bugs...Revision to me? I'd liken the process to Bugs Bunny having to get root canal done on his two front teeth. Painful, but necessary if he wants to eat.<br /><br />Hey, speaking of painful. I wonder how the landscaper feels when he has to trim those suckers? Or, God forbid, chop one down:O!Riley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-81776953090310092772009-06-30T14:27:17.976-05:002009-06-30T14:27:17.976-05:00My husband's tired of seeing me with my nose i...My husband's tired of seeing me with my nose in my manuscript. He asked me the other day, "What are you doing, memorizing it?"Amanda Borenstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061109442550378113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-56195881068370664932009-06-30T13:47:41.888-05:002009-06-30T13:47:41.888-05:00I want to live in that neighborhood.
And I want t...I want to live in that neighborhood.<br /><br />And I want to spend at least an hour every afternoon on my couch, editing my own works. That landscaping would be great motivation!Susan Helene Gottfriedhttp://westofmars.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-45554969959385605402009-06-30T13:29:16.785-05:002009-06-30T13:29:16.785-05:00A long time ago, this blog did a survey on how man...A long time ago, this blog did a survey on how many rounds of revisions we did. (I just got to it a week ago as I went back through EVERY post in this blog once I discovered it - so many great things here!) Anyway, insert sigh here, I've lost count on how many revisions I've done on my WIP (at least 20), but I know that every one of them is important and necessary because I recognize that I'm on that learning curve Teresa talked about. I really hope that book 2 will go much smoother... :)Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-4388869322351961042009-06-30T11:21:25.410-05:002009-06-30T11:21:25.410-05:00I try to put down a thousand words a day - but tha...I try to put down a thousand words a day - but that doesn't mean all of them are keepers. ;)<br /><br />Perhaps they are hiring at the Willie building. LOL I don't think I could drive up and park at that building every morning without dieing of laughter.<br /><br />I'll bet they're fun to decorate around the holidays! LOL<br /><br />G.Genella deGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129942813842907408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-3407592269670216182009-06-30T11:18:33.658-05:002009-06-30T11:18:33.658-05:00I like the idea of weekly wordcount goals more tha...I like the idea of weekly wordcount goals more than I like the execution of them :). I am doing better now that I have the littlest kiddo in a mommy's day out sometimes. But I'd never send something in that I hadn't revised, either, unless it was for a bad fiction contest. And even then I'd probably revise it until it was as bad as it could be.Jody W. and Meankittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733607365443126784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-43359136051778835222009-06-30T10:54:06.610-05:002009-06-30T10:54:06.610-05:00I am trying to stick to word count goals but some ...I am trying to stick to word count goals but some days are better than others when I am writing.emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680468150513341426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-8219786536502700602009-06-30T10:01:21.667-05:002009-06-30T10:01:21.667-05:00Nameless, I feel for you. I really do. The competi...Nameless, I feel for you. I really do. The competition for our last hire was intense. Lots of qualified, conscientious editors are looking for work now. <br /><br />Jeanie, some of the slush subs make you wonder if people have ever read anything besides txtmsgs.<br /><br />JT, I think that's a common process, though everyone's process is different. But some seem to let it stew for a while and then draft it in a big rush.<br /><br />Garridon, fiction writing almost always has a long learning curve. It doesn't matter how fast you ride that curve. It only matters that you keep moving forward.<br /><br />TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-31504015128154010852009-06-30T09:50:16.727-05:002009-06-30T09:50:16.727-05:00Great insights into spinning one's wheels vers...Great insights into spinning one's wheels versus actually getting somewhere...ala the turtle and the hare.suzanneelizabeths.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304462740451230118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-89580446438604056222009-06-30T05:37:21.952-05:002009-06-30T05:37:21.952-05:00Interesting commentary on word count goals. Most ...Interesting commentary on word count goals. Most often people talk about word count goals but not about quality. I know of someone who churns out a lot of writing each year and still can't find an agent. He's been able to get multiple books ePublished, which sounds great until you read the sample chapters. I look at the chapters and think, "If you took the time on this, you'd do better."<br /><br />That being said, the short deadlines of publishers scare me. My last book took six years--but I was doing a lot of learning about story on it. My current WIP has taken almost two years now. I had set a deadline (date of a writer's conference), but missed it because I could not get the ending to work. I'm finally making progress, but I was hoping to be in the proofreading phase by now. And I felt like I've kicked and prodded this story along all the way just to get it done that fast! But I'm also not going to sacrifice quality just to make a word count.<br /><br />Linda Adams<br />http://www.linda-adams.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-1877453348178944632009-06-29T23:49:59.205-05:002009-06-29T23:49:59.205-05:00JohnO, it's sort of amazing-- there are websit...JohnO, it's sort of amazing-- there are websites for everything!<br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-25834853314116306442009-06-29T21:46:54.621-05:002009-06-29T21:46:54.621-05:00When I'm in the flow of a story I can writing ...When I'm in the flow of a story I can writing 15 pages in a day. But that's after a ton of mental thought about the book, character development, outlining, conflict scrutiny and on and on and on. *sigh* My dream is to write 3 books in a year. Maybe 4. It's doable. I know this. Physically. It's the prep part that always slows me down, especially when I can't put my finger on what's WRONG at the time. Gah! So the book is what it is and it takes me as long as it takes to get it done. Just ask my current WIP. LOL.<br /><br />JTJulie Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880895598847092028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-3310911843997151132009-06-29T21:42:13.952-05:002009-06-29T21:42:13.952-05:00I totally agree. Your first draft is when you make...I totally agree. Your first draft is when you make it. Your subsequent DRAFTS (plural) are when you make it good. <br /><br />That photo should absolutely be on this site: <br /><br />http://thingsthatlooklikecocknballs.com/JohnOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761555703224981053noreply@blogger.com