tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post8737214433490999261..comments2023-11-16T02:21:20.565-07:00Comments on Myself as Written: The Dreaded 8-Letter Word: Revision (And How to Do It)Charlie N. Holmberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-85692206590083142602014-01-08T07:22:55.109-07:002014-01-08T07:22:55.109-07:00This is GREAT advice....and I love the comparison ...This is GREAT advice....and I love the comparison of the rough draft to having a fight! It's so true, and it's also part of why CPs are so helpful (just like the girlfriends we turn to when we're furious with our partners!). We need perspective, badly. Thanks for all of the great tips!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-54028719711752328982014-01-06T16:51:25.708-07:002014-01-06T16:51:25.708-07:00Your comparison of stepping away from the first dr...Your comparison of stepping away from the first draft like a couple needing to step away from each after a bad fight is very on point. That first draft is typically wrung out after moments of epiphany, pondering one's sanity or lack thereof, pouring out of the soul...just a whole lot of everything. Time apart gives a chance for more clarity when visiting that first draft again, some good sight into how to address things from the glaring plot holes to the better word choices.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-56912127073991246632014-01-06T16:26:10.559-07:002014-01-06T16:26:10.559-07:00Great post on Revision. I usually do half a dozen...Great post on Revision. I usually do half a dozen passes. At least. There's just so much to be done, and you just can't do it all at once.<br />S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-43293387267809869162014-01-06T06:14:33.497-07:002014-01-06T06:14:33.497-07:00Revision, going through that manuscript at least a...Revision, going through that manuscript at least a half dozen times before it gets into the hands of your editor. By the time a story is published, how many times has an author read it? At least enough times that when it comes out in print (or ebook) they're not tempted to read it again...especially when there's another writing project to finish.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-5109654278590441902014-01-06T02:34:07.670-07:002014-01-06T02:34:07.670-07:00Revision is tough but reaching the finish line is ...Revision is tough but reaching the finish line is amazing.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.com