tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post1501632534385436530..comments2024-03-28T02:22:42.358-06:00Comments on The Bluestocking Blog: Did I Do That?Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-86476440006753545092011-03-28T17:30:51.743-06:002011-03-28T17:30:51.743-06:00I completely identify with the feeling, Bluestocki...I completely identify with the feeling, Bluestocking. After extensively revising my first novel, I also found that the beginning was the weakest part (which means the revisions were not over! :[ ) I'm just hoping this second novel is more consistent (technically speaking.) If it weren't for editors and the fact that a novel actually has to go into print, I think writers would never finish! <br /><br />LorenaThe Sisterhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889577041903181315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-77716298246908071722011-03-23T08:14:45.158-06:002011-03-23T08:14:45.158-06:00Lori, oh yeah, definitely embarrassing ;)
Elizabe...Lori, oh yeah, definitely embarrassing ;)<br /><br />Elizabeth, of course you have to try :) That's all any of us can do. But it's always a surprise when you thought you could put one part of your MS to bed and realize that, yeah, it still needs (a lot) more work.<br /><br />Sharon, the learning curve thing is definitely where I'm at right now. And my output is not keeping up with me.<br /><br />Anonymeet, I'll have to try out your revising system on my next project. Right now, post-its for macro level changes don't always work.<br /><br />Thanks everyone!Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-6168294897046072132011-03-17T07:27:48.457-06:002011-03-17T07:27:48.457-06:00Oh yeah. Know just what you mean. Many times, I op...Oh yeah. Know just what you mean. Many times, I open up a section to revise, and I cringe! More often than note, it's a section I remember being SO EXCITED about when I wrote it. Then - oy!<br /><br />But the important thing is what you're already doing - keep going! You can also try out a new way of writing or revising. <br /><br />For me, with my current WiP, I've been experimenting with revising on paper rather than on computer. I read through with this four part box form I made. One box is "Keep," one is "Delete," one is "Revise," and one is "Add." One form for each chapter. I go through and make macro level notes on the form about which things belong in each box and do some limited line editing on the page. I found it helps keep me from jumping back into writing, when I need to think about the bigger picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-44140098386472630572011-03-17T00:45:24.939-06:002011-03-17T00:45:24.939-06:00It's all about the learning curve. Every proj...It's all about the learning curve. Every project you work on requires you to learn more. When you go back and look at an old project you can see its flaws more easily. All you have to do is just keep on writing and growing and eventually you'll reach your goals...(at least that's what I tell myself).Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-49005873810115336942011-03-16T19:32:43.774-06:002011-03-16T19:32:43.774-06:00Thanks for sharing your process. It's good to ...Thanks for sharing your process. It's good to know I'm not the only one who is worried about the consequences of learning as I go. I've been worried that I wouldn't be up to the task of revising it all, but obviously the only solution is to dive in and try.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-82964760830114756132011-03-16T11:50:06.344-06:002011-03-16T11:50:06.344-06:00Great post! And so right. It's kind of cool (a...Great post! And so right. It's kind of cool (and intensely frustrating and embarrassing lol) to go back and see such obvious improvement between the beginning of a draft and the ending. But I guess that's part of what I love about writing and growing :DLori M. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858438789496971734noreply@blogger.com