tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post1237279256698882964..comments2023-08-04T06:26:40.308-04:00Comments on Avalon Authors: WHEN DO YOU SAY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, ALREADY?Sandy Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-42102494378710174622011-05-18T09:52:21.365-04:002011-05-18T09:52:21.365-04:00Thanks for your feedback, everyone.
Sandy, LOL ...Thanks for your feedback, everyone. <br /><br />Sandy, LOL I love your line, ". . . have never read through a ms. that I couldn't find something to change."<br />Oh, do I relate!<br /><br />Gina, that's a very disciplined approach to your writing. My problem is I've tried that on previous books and found it took forever to write the story.<br /><br />Carolynn, glad my post helped.<br /><br />I.J., I always find something that I think will sound better with a different word. LOL I wish I could just sit back and proofread. :-)<br /><br />Thanks, everyone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659478699744541765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-49230688979722432662011-05-18T03:05:59.473-04:002011-05-18T03:05:59.473-04:00The way I try to stop myself tinkering is to break...The way I try to stop myself tinkering is to break the process down into writing, editing and proofreading. So when diminishing returns have set in with the editing I print off the ms and try to only check that the words actually say what I reckoned they said. <br /><br />Curiously if I can bring myself to ignore the first thing I come across that I could have written better but which still makes sense then I can ignore the rest. If I come across too much I have to go back to editing, but telling myself I'm proofreading not editing sometimes helps me to say enough is enough.I.J. Parnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933834936324859175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-73754741000326846942011-05-18T00:06:34.150-04:002011-05-18T00:06:34.150-04:00Great advice, Carolyn! I liked the part about desc...Great advice, Carolyn! I liked the part about descriptions overdone. I often find it hard to make smooth transitions without being too detailed or too superficial.Beate Boekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299015488989360031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-62713060154386365732011-05-17T21:11:47.301-04:002011-05-17T21:11:47.301-04:00I'm an edit as I go gal, but I do know when to...I'm an edit as I go gal, but I do know when to give it a rest and move on. Generally, I tweak the first three chapters until I've memorized the sentences. After that, though, it's "forward, march!" Once I'm moving forward, I only go back when I hit a wall (and it's usually because one of my characters or my plot has wandered into the weeds). Then I'm back on track, and it's forward momentum again.<br />Excellent tips for knowing when to move ahead and how to keep your focus on a quality story!Gina Arditohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066100570160886920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-41480064729727806362011-05-17T11:45:37.685-04:002011-05-17T11:45:37.685-04:00I enjoyed reading your post, Carolyn. I enjoy edit...I enjoyed reading your post, Carolyn. I enjoy editing and, like you, I tend to go on too long sometimes. However, in reading over your suggestions, I discovered some that I overlook when I'm going over my work, so I very much appreciate your advice.Carolynn Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094582182855105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-55475796449809604902011-05-17T10:48:50.454-04:002011-05-17T10:48:50.454-04:00Excellent advice, Carolyn. I'm also a tinkerer...Excellent advice, Carolyn. I'm also a tinkerer and have never read through a ms. that I couldn't find something to change. However, I've learned to save my first draft intact and often find that when I go back to the original, it's fresher and more lively than later versions. It's all a balancing (juggling?) act.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-11766102073014410912011-05-17T09:03:56.387-04:002011-05-17T09:03:56.387-04:00Wonderful post, Carolyn! Excellent check list!I...Wonderful post, Carolyn! Excellent check list!I'm with you on letting it "cook". I write and if I have time I set it on the back burner for a couple of weeks while I do something else then go back to it and when I stir it up again, I see things that need fixing.Carolyn Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704111268464382004noreply@blogger.com