tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post115684436168937240..comments2023-07-03T08:50:54.449-04:00Comments on Reading, Writing, & Stuff That Makes Me Crazy: Of Editing and Temper Tantrums...Marianne Arkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156895971211267482006-08-29T19:59:00.000-04:002006-08-29T19:59:00.000-04:00It depends...why are you forcing major edits if th...It depends...why are you forcing major edits if they don't feel right? Have you worked out a plan and you know from a distance, from the big picture, that you need those edits but you don't want to do the nitty gritty? In those cases, yes, I force myself through them. Then go back and polish. But if an edit *feels* wrong, then I'd take another look at where your story wants to go. Just a thought.Allie Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156861558700080962006-08-29T10:25:00.000-04:002006-08-29T10:25:00.000-04:00I think there’s a transition period between doing ...I think there’s a transition period between doing all the brainstorming in the workbook and working the new material into the manuscript. For me, all the new stuff was like rough draft writing, so as soon as I accepted it as such, things went much better. I told myself I only had to rough it in and I’d deal with the rest later.<BR/><BR/>And I thought I’d lost Bethany’s voice and a slew of other things as well. Make big structural changes to a story is a big deal. I know I can’t do that and worry about whether I’ve used “was” too many times on one page or whatever. I decided to worry about the “framework” first, then come back around to smooth the plaster, add paint, and decorate. So to speak.Charity Tahmasebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208740898666710699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156854867811032752006-08-29T08:34:00.000-04:002006-08-29T08:34:00.000-04:00I'm having enough trouble getting the blamed stori...I'm having enough trouble getting the blamed stories finished! On the ones I HAVE finished, though, I give myself some slack and some assignments. On some, it's easier, because I've a deadline. On the ones I don't have a deadline, I set myself one (and let a couple of writing buddies know about it)... a date the edits HAVE to be done by. Then I figure how many pages I have to do to reach that deadline. I don't go back and edit til the story itself is finished... which is one reason I'm not posting any of Lizzie or Fiona right now. I'm pushing to finish the novels first and, in the meantime, working on short-stories so I'm not expelled from Timeless Tales ;-)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335026948607722749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156847952130418942006-08-29T06:39:00.000-04:002006-08-29T06:39:00.000-04:00I don't know if it's such a good idea, but I gener...I don't know if it's such a good idea, but I generally force my way through them. I know, eventually, I'll get to a better place and then I'll breeze along for a bit. I'm actually in the forcing point right now, but only because I'm trying to fix my head hopping problems in my wip. Thats not as easy as it sounds. But it's a necessary evil and I have to get through it to make progress. This story will be longer than the two previous manuscripts (though maybe not as long as my first). I'm not getting enough done though. I'm too distracted. <BR/><BR/>qgfqi (oh come on now...)quick geckos feel quirky insideCeri Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584297798290334430noreply@blogger.com