tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post4862752905679011980..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Word by wordBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-37972486840229315272007-08-11T15:56:00.000-04:002007-08-11T15:56:00.000-04:00I revise constantly as I go along. My worry would ...I revise constantly as I go along. My worry would be that if I built in a mistake early on, the mistake would grow as the book went along. So while I'm moving forward, I'm also always going back. Two steps forward, one back, or something like that!Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-49765864309507308772007-08-11T08:15:00.000-04:002007-08-11T08:15:00.000-04:00Hey Rosemary, I like to have a clean first draft, ...Hey Rosemary, I like to have a clean first draft, so I revise as I go. Every day I go back over what I did the last time. When my draft is finished, I read and rework a few times before sending it to first readers.Deb Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553920518121536568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-66740092696592288522007-08-11T07:52:00.000-04:002007-08-11T07:52:00.000-04:00Yes to everything..two years for book one and now ...Yes to everything..two years for book one and now you want book two when?? Curious to know, how much do you all revise as you go along, or do you wait until a first draft is completed before going back to add/change, etc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-1053674194814712952007-08-10T19:17:00.000-04:002007-08-10T19:17:00.000-04:00I'm with you on writing ups and down. Yesterday e...I'm with you on writing ups and down. Yesterday evening I took a chapter to my writers group and read it with real apprehension. I thought it dull and that it didn't move the plot along. But my fellow writers all said it was really excellent, that it set up a group of characters in a friendly relationship and the territory they moved through was beautifully descriptive of Minnesota. OTOH, I've read chapters I was proud of only to have it shot down in flaming tatters. So I think authors are often the worst judges of their writing. BTW, I think Don't Murder Your Mystery is *wonderful*!Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-64689918787606028382007-08-10T17:10:00.000-04:002007-08-10T17:10:00.000-04:00Kathryn,I have a "crap" moment where I'm comvinced...Kathryn,<BR/>I have a "crap" moment where I'm comvinced my characters, my plot, and the whole concept is just that: crap. But I persevere!Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-15403659688699885912007-08-10T14:15:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:15:00.000-04:00What a great post! I thought I was the only one. I...What a great post! I thought I was the only one. I have a t-shirt that says "every day is a new adventure".Deb Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553920518121536568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-68417068924074678972007-08-10T12:29:00.000-04:002007-08-10T12:29:00.000-04:00Thanks, Camille! Good to know it gets a little bet...Thanks, Camille! Good to know it gets a little better. Joe, I love that line of King's too. So I guess that means I shouldn't say that the road is paved *solidly* with adverbs, lol. <BR/>Linda, I envy you your track record! And congrats again on completing the latest book!Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-56387497454634329632007-08-10T11:53:00.000-04:002007-08-10T11:53:00.000-04:00I empathize, Kathryn! Mood swings must come with ...I empathize, Kathryn! Mood swings must come with being a writer. After I wrote my last post, in which I was all excited because I had sent in my manuscript, I faced the computer and a story I had started before but laid aside to do that Kendra book, and wondered whether I could continue. And got unhappy with myself as I procrastinated. And then started writing again... and, miraculously, liked what I had done! And I've been doing this for a long time.<BR/><BR/>--LindaLinda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-42168493474982822442007-08-10T11:42:00.000-04:002007-08-10T11:42:00.000-04:00Kathryn,Don’t feel alone. We're all swingers. It’s...Kathryn,<BR/>Don’t feel alone. We're all swingers. It’s not unusual for me to feel elated one moment over a particularly clean chapter only to drop below carpet level in self doubt wondering if anything I’ve written makes sense. To me, writing a novel is just like playing golf. You only have to remember approximately 300 things every time you hit the ball and a 100 more as you wrestle with your story plot.<BR/><BR/>Regarding On Writing by King, my favorite line: “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”<BR/><BR/>Here’s hoping all your mood swings are up!Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-13194785978922411732007-08-10T10:59:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:59:00.000-04:00How creative! What writer does NOT identify with y...How creative! What writer does NOT identify with your Kubler-Ross analogy? And for me it has gotten only marginally better with each novel.<BR/>I just finished book 2 of my miniatures series, actually my 10th novel written under contract. Even so, I start every time with shock and denial, and move through the stages!<BR/>Thanks for a nice start to my day, Kathryn.<BR/>Camille/MargaretCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com