tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post113811151093496675..comments2023-05-19T04:43:10.395-07:00Comments on These Aye Mean Streets: The three R's: Reading, Riting and RevisionRusselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1138382107415024282006-01-27T09:15:00.000-08:002006-01-27T09:15:00.000-08:00I revise as I go along, so revisions are never a r...I revise as I go along, so revisions are never a real problem for me. My editor's requested revisions were actually very few and exactly on point.<BR/><BR/>But I understand that feeling of dread. I felt it approaching the START of book two more than I've ever felt it before.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1138179526259313792006-01-25T00:58:00.000-08:002006-01-25T00:58:00.000-08:00Only 70,000 words? You big girl's blouse.Revising ...Only 70,000 words? You big girl's blouse.<BR/><BR/>Revising anything is a pain in the arse, but it does make all the difference between something that sells, and something that doesn't.<BR/><BR/>Plus you have Emma and Jemma to play with. And that has to be fun ;}#Stuart MacBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392706513278533408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1138121767109351042006-01-24T08:56:00.000-08:002006-01-24T08:56:00.000-08:00Revisions are tough. Very tough. Sometimes you d...Revisions are tough. Very tough. Sometimes you do have to be prepared to fight on something. Sometimes, you have to let something go. And it can be hard to know the difference.<BR/><BR/>I think for me, knowing the core of my vision is actually the way I figure out what goes in which camp. If its essential to the story and the character, then I'll fight for it. And if its a bit of gratuitous writing that I just really liked, well, I have to suck it up.<BR/><BR/>Keep the faith! At least you've got good counsel!Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1138120554470649682006-01-24T08:35:00.000-08:002006-01-24T08:35:00.000-08:00I'm sorry, Dave. I just can't seem to resist it wi...I'm sorry, Dave. I just can't seem to resist it with the footnotes. Its like a compulsion... (Must resist... urge...to...insert...footnotes...)<BR/><BR/>Ahhh, if only I was good enough to write anything involving MacAuely Culkin... (Damn you; now I have to think about changing the title as there are unholy connotations in my head...)<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I'm battering my head on walls with this revision malarkey. It just seems soooo big... But at least I know I am not alone in my fear.Russelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1138120053080737192006-01-24T08:27:00.000-08:002006-01-24T08:27:00.000-08:00The Good Son? Are you writing the novelization of...The Good Son? Are you writing the novelization of the Mulchaly Culkin Elijah Wood vehicle? Exciting times.<BR/><BR/>As for revision, it's a pain on a novel isn't it? I actually like doing it on a short story, but I know the* work better. I'm closer to it. There aren't sections that I wrote 8 months ago that I can hardly remember to revise... there are only like 3 things I wrote like two days ago to revise.<BR/><BR/>Novels scare me. <BR/><BR/><BR/>*You suck. Footnotes suck.Dave Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185814518997114591noreply@blogger.com