tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post1558117938855550810..comments2024-01-30T02:18:46.434-06:00Comments on ACME AUTHORS LINK: There's Editing & There's Editing...What's Your Process? By Robert W. WalkerMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-19278818647979931842010-01-25T03:41:14.619-06:002010-01-25T03:41:14.619-06:00hi! [url=http://esnips.com/web/minnaregina/]Hello....hi! [url=http://esnips.com/web/minnaregina/]Hello. And Bye.<br />[/url] http://esnips.com/web/minnaregina/ <a href="http://esnips.com/web/minnaregina/" rel="nofollow">free nude video clips of milfs</a><br />thanks!<br />free nude video clips of milfsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-42118882875761403432010-01-07T08:30:04.947-06:002010-01-07T08:30:04.947-06:00Rob,
As usual, a helpful blog. I always start wit...Rob, <br />As usual, a helpful blog. I always start with an edit of the last couple of pages to help me get into the characters, and even in the midst of writing, I sometimes go back and tweek it because I remembered something.<br />I agree it's so easy to miss things no matter how many times you you edit, it's about the familiarity of content.<br />Margot<br />www.mjustes.comMargot Justeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512602803694626704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-81782808438841224182010-01-05T23:03:07.744-06:002010-01-05T23:03:07.744-06:00Hey all thanks for dropping by, and I think we are...Hey all thanks for dropping by, and I think we are all in agreement this time around...no rants! Kindness prevails. My new resoluiton this year is to piss no one off....yeah, right. Am enjoying www.authonomy.com these days where I put up 8 chapters of my opus Children of Salem. Check out the site; it is awesome for writers and readers.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-64380542123233028032010-01-04T08:18:03.437-06:002010-01-04T08:18:03.437-06:00Great reminders, Rob.
I too edit a bit before surg...Great reminders, Rob.<br />I too edit a bit before surging on with new writing. It helps me slip back into the story and the correct POV.<br />DL LarsonDeb Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115066586448611470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-48970399814405421012010-01-03T09:45:22.042-06:002010-01-03T09:45:22.042-06:00Great tips, Rob. As for number five, I feel that w...Great tips, Rob. As for number five, I feel that when the description tries too hard, it stops me as a reader. I know we all look for that beautiful turn of phrase, the colorful simile, but I've read many that sound pretentious. Too many of them and I stop reading.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-42534197356739288762010-01-03T00:08:12.650-06:002010-01-03T00:08:12.650-06:00Doug, agred...story is the most important element ...Doug, agred...story is the most important element of all, but no one will read a story all the way through if it is riddled with pronoouns for instance or infested with the word WAS as in twenty five per page, or other such considerations. Writing is aobut keeping all the pie plates up in the air at once. Read Owl Creek by Ambrose Bierce or a story by Mark Twain - flawless grammar and clarity. But correct, both men were virtuoso storytellers.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-68438571117130386142010-01-02T10:46:16.144-06:002010-01-02T10:46:16.144-06:00Certainly good points to watch. However, as was po...Certainly good points to watch. However, as was pointed out to me by a dear friend about to recommend me to her agent, you have to have a story. <br /><br />And all the craft in the world doesn't make up for not having a story. <br /><br />(You can see where my hangups are _)Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-75717745148282508462010-01-02T09:54:21.195-06:002010-01-02T09:54:21.195-06:00Robert,
This was "very" good;) ah, ther...Robert,<br /><br />This was "very" good;) ah, there's that word! It is truly amazing how many things we can find to correct. It never ceases to surprise me. No matter how many eyes have been on the piece I can usually find something that's been overlooked.<br />I tend to do as you do now, I edit to a certain degree as I go along. It just makes the whole process simpler.<br />I enjoyed the post:)<br /><br />LorettaLoretta Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133163167526850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-59947650607797961562010-01-02T02:54:25.799-06:002010-01-02T02:54:25.799-06:00Thank you.
Always stuff to learn or be reminded o...Thank you. <br />Always stuff to learn or be reminded of.Maureen Humehttp://www.thepizzagang.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-58266160137046682512010-01-01T16:50:05.751-06:002010-01-01T16:50:05.751-06:00It's endemic or pandemic if you let it be; I d...It's endemic or pandemic if you let it be; I do also believe storngly in putting it aside for awhile, working on anohter project altogether, then come back to it and do a fresh-minded cold-blooded, cold-hearted re-reading and re-editing. Writing is Rewriting is Writing. Thanks for your insights eveyone and for stopping by. Keep those comments coming.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-68080265929498237982010-01-01T13:14:21.126-06:002010-01-01T13:14:21.126-06:00Good reminders for us all.
And like you, despite ...Good reminders for us all.<br /><br />And like you, despite me checking, an outside editor going through it, the editor at the publishing house, mistakes still manage to sneak through. Grrrrr!<br /><br />Marilyn<br />http://fictionforyou.comMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-34783130966817919782010-01-01T11:45:02.577-06:002010-01-01T11:45:02.577-06:00Oh, those errors found after a book goes to print ...Oh, those errors found after a book goes to print drive me crazy! I think it has to do with your example of "the forest being too close to the trees". I'm so familiar with my work, I miss things...I see how they are supposed to be, not what they really are, even after a million rounds of edits.<br /><br />I do some editing as I go, but I save the big stuff for several reads before submitting to my editor. I look for different things with each pass through. Once I've submitted, I don't look at it again until I hear back from my editor. This allows me to leave it for a time, and come back to it with a fresh perspective.<br /><br />Happy New Year, all!Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-9197127795648967892010-01-01T11:20:30.946-06:002010-01-01T11:20:30.946-06:00Great editing tips, Rob.
Morgan Mandel
http://mor...Great editing tips, Rob.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.com