tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post4832615333825730728..comments2024-02-27T07:05:52.851-05:00Comments on Beth Revis: Love & HateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-54556886370389057422009-03-18T20:06:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:06:00.000-04:00I also don't love my early drafts. I am one to ne...I also don't love my early drafts. I am one to never thing that my novel is perfect. I love it and all, but I think it could always be improved. That's why I'm so nutty right nowAbout Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-9185944649981446112009-03-18T18:40:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:40:00.000-04:00Davin: Wow, it's so interesting to see different w...Davin: Wow, it's so interesting to see different writing processes. The love of the first draft is what keeps me going!<BR/><BR/>Nomadshan: I really think it was my own immaturity that kept me back from revising. I was like a little kid after making a craft--unwilling to see the flaws.<BR/><BR/>Robyn: I'm betting maybe Maya Angelou doesn't have to worry about revisions...beyond her, though... ;)<BR/><BR/>Glam: Out trying to find an agent. Keep your fingers crossed!<BR/><BR/>Lois: That's a beautiful way of putting it! I think your characters are lucky ;)<BR/><BR/>Willow: Yeah...it's so true that your mood can effect your writing--in good and bad ways!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-7621783922534839412009-03-18T18:00:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:00:00.000-04:00I definitely have a love/hate relationship with my...I definitely have a love/hate relationship with my writing. During the rough draft, I have moments where I can't believe that the words on the screen were typed by me I love them so much. Then, other days, I'll be fighting every word and hating the end product no matter what I do.<BR/><BR/>Most of that probably stems from my subconscious though. If I'm not very stressed and in a good mood, I love writing. But if it's been one of "those" days/weeks/months/years... it definitely shows in my writing.@GeekWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408611984046977526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-63170974851018224082009-03-18T14:14:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:14:00.000-04:00I love the characters and hate that I can't get th...I love the characters and hate that I can't get the story perfectly well written to share them with others.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-71190756932711427632009-03-18T10:44:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:44:00.000-04:00Are you kidding? I think every writer hates their ...Are you kidding? I think every writer hates their work and loves it all at the same time. At least that's the vibe that I get from writers these days! I most definitely love and hate my work. It's frustrating.<BR/><BR/>So is your book out on submission from an agent or you're trying to get an agent?Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-62406613838663655502009-03-18T10:42:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:42:00.000-04:00I've revised my first chapter 3000 times(well mayb...I've revised my first chapter 3000 times(well maybe not quite that many) and now chapters two and three might even break past 3000 mark. I love the first draft but then I hate the revisions. Is there any writer that can get it right the first time?? :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-60931959752578883302009-03-18T10:19:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:19:00.000-04:00I've never written anything I wasn't willing to re...I've never written anything I wasn't willing to revise. That comes partially from my day job, where I revise my writing to suit my company, and partially from a desire to have a salable book when I'm finished. I've written IDEAS I wasn't prepared to cut, but the execution of the ideas I'll change.<BR/><BR/>That said, I don't write down to readers, so I'd have a problem if an editor wanted me to do so.Shannon Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824123805925551656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-14235698674420242082009-03-18T09:00:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:00:00.000-04:00Hmmm...Well, I can definitely tell you I don't hav...Hmmm...Well, I can definitely tell you I don't have that initial love for my early drafts. It's not exactly a chore to write them, but it's more of an experiment, a test to see if there is actually a story there, and I have very little emotional investment there other than a vague urge to write it. In the revisions, it often alternates between love and hate and I keep revising until it ends up on love and when everyone else agrees that it's at least not-hateable. I'm in a hate cycle at the moment with revising my first chapter.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.com