tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post4645076754449717191..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Closing the February PollEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-47624727606464959822008-03-02T22:06:00.000-06:002008-03-02T22:06:00.000-06:00I think the analysis is painfully correct. Especi...I think the analysis is painfully correct. Especially painful because I'm an endless reviser. I enjoy the process far too much, and, while I want to be published, not so much I strive to finish.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-38466514301046035492008-03-02T03:52:00.000-06:002008-03-02T03:52:00.000-06:00I've just joined a synopsis focus group in oww [ya...I've just joined a synopsis focus group in oww [yahoo]. Have a look. Some really good resources in the Links area that I went through today.<BR/><BR/>As for the analysis, good job. I have one little niggle. the point about hiring an agent to get you to let go of your manuscript? I think this needs explaining. The way things are going, agents seem to hire writers nowadays rather than the other way around. How does that work?<BR/><BR/>Maybe a topic for an article.<BR/><BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-68825317461261556962008-03-01T22:36:00.000-06:002008-03-01T22:36:00.000-06:00Ian, I propose that "Art" and "Synopsis" should ne...Ian, I propose that "Art" and "Synopsis" should never be used in the same sentence.Edittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-5218733378744550702008-03-01T20:56:00.000-06:002008-03-01T20:56:00.000-06:00My most recent WIP went through a total of four dr...My most recent WIP went through a total of four drafts and at that point I called it done.<BR/><BR/>Now comes the horrific synopsis. Maybe you two lovely ladies could share some wisdom on the Art of Not Writing Sucky Synopses?<BR/><BR/>IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497045412007902460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-17807071311698577862008-03-01T17:45:00.000-06:002008-03-01T17:45:00.000-06:00Theresa~ I'm generally okay with chaos - up to and...Theresa~ I'm generally okay with chaos - up to and including on the surface of my desk - but I guess I draw the line at the borders of the page. My own little quirk. But I don't think it stifles my creativity, either. I do think it slows me down, but I'm working on that.<BR/><BR/>Aw, Dave, I didn't mean to confuse anybody. Sorry! I guess I never really considered the difference between "revision" and "editing." If I rewrite an entire paragraph from scratch, is that revising? If I take it out completely, is that editing? I do both. Sometimes to the same paragraph. Sometimes several times to the same paragraph during the same ten minute stretch.<BR/><BR/>Pass that Tylenol. ;)Selah Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401559971641060793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-47336109638387056822008-03-01T16:37:00.000-06:002008-03-01T16:37:00.000-06:00Selah, you're making a differentiation between 're...Selah, you're making a differentiation between 'revising' and 'editing' that didn't occur to me. I picked the 'never stop' option because I 'edit' every time I read it, which is frequently, but by your definition I'm really only on my first 'revision', although I've 'edited' the thing a bunch. Now I think I'm confused. Where's that Tylenol bottle...<BR/><BR/>LOL.Dave Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773380114295267509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-75379720607344660962008-03-01T15:45:00.000-06:002008-03-01T15:45:00.000-06:00But Selah, I don't think for one second it stifles...But Selah, I don't think for one second it stifles creativity. I think it's just a different method of expressing creatively. Some creative people need the world around them to be neat and structured and organized in order for the creative soup to bubble. <BR/><BR/>Theresa,<BR/>who works best on a bare desk :)Edittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-11005298999359257442008-03-01T14:10:00.000-06:002008-03-01T14:10:00.000-06:00I think you broke it down quite well. This is one ...I think you broke it down quite well. This is one of those posts that ought to be widely viewed 'cause it'll make people think.<BR/><BR/>Writing is a CRAFT. The crafting part comes through revision -- even if you revise as you write.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-12148605083956824452008-03-01T13:46:00.000-06:002008-03-01T13:46:00.000-06:00I chose the "one for clean, one for shine" option ...I chose the "one for clean, one for shine" option for all the reasons you mention, and also because I edit constantly, even as I write. I've been scolded for this in the past - told it's inefficient and stifles creativity and is far too obsessive/compulsive to be good for my soul. <BR/><BR/>But walking away from paragraphs I know need work in order to be reader-ready makes me seven kinds of crazy. To me, it feels like the equivalent of leaving the bathtub half-scrubbed, or the living room half-vacuumed. What's the point? Do it right, or don't do it at all, as my sainted mother used to say. (Yes, I know this is ridiculously rigid and probably a sign of encroaching dementia, but it works for me.)<BR/><BR/>It's also why I rarely exceed a thousand words in a day, but my revision stage is always fairly short.Selah Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401559971641060793noreply@blogger.com