tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post8705175798776546101..comments2024-02-27T07:05:52.851-05:00Comments on Beth Revis: Review of Revisions, part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-52772347554326263862009-10-03T17:45:27.184-04:002009-10-03T17:45:27.184-04:00Great post! Thanks! Like you, I teach and spent mo...Great post! Thanks! Like you, I teach and spent most of my summer working on my manuscript. I accomplished a lot but still need more time. I have a few people in mind who I want to show my revised manuscript to, when the time comes. I'm a turtle when it comes to writing. Best of luch with your manuscript.<br /><br />StellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-3158208177585197642009-10-02T21:02:46.274-04:002009-10-02T21:02:46.274-04:00Oh Beth, I feel your pain. I was there with Attack...Oh Beth, I feel your pain. I was there with Attack at Fleetwood Hill this time last year. I was scheduled to attend two conferences, two months apart and I had appointments at both. I was so sick of the story I could scream...and I couldn't pitch worth a dime. I don't know how to avoid that unless you work simultaneously on two pieces. I'm doing that right now and it helps. But then again, here it is 9pm and I haven't done my dishes because I'm still at the computer.Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-40665598434402946602009-10-02T18:11:41.847-04:002009-10-02T18:11:41.847-04:00Did you see my post for today on your dashboard? H...Did you see my post for today on your dashboard? Have you guys left already? :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-53400837167896844192009-10-02T16:39:43.596-04:002009-10-02T16:39:43.596-04:00Great insights. I think you have a pretty good inn...Great insights. I think you have a pretty good inner editor and your crit of my stuff was so incredibly helpful. I think that we all have to have input from those who know what they're talking about. As the writer sometimes it is so hard to pull back for the big picture.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-5697979460421166992009-10-02T14:44:42.295-04:002009-10-02T14:44:42.295-04:00I love this revision post as much as the one yeste...I love this revision post as much as the one yesterday. I think it's important to have experience with your own writing. I've seen so many people who change every single thing someone says to them. Whether they know (and trust) that person or not. Don't fall into that trap! That's my advice, anyway.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-39292985068673964922009-10-02T14:05:17.621-04:002009-10-02T14:05:17.621-04:00Great posts pal. And how you are so adept at probi...Great posts pal. And how you are so adept at probing the revision process is beyond me. Must be your grammarness. :) I'm just glad I have YOU in my corner. Thanks for such helpful posts. <br /><br />Have FUN this weekend. Hey to Corwin. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-87350113205150099602009-10-02T14:04:02.149-04:002009-10-02T14:04:02.149-04:00Not getting feedback from people who really knew t...Not getting feedback from people who really knew the industry. That is the biggest mistake I've ever made when it comes to revisions. The big picture, re-write this thing kind of feedback.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-70322519170052940632009-10-02T12:00:14.803-04:002009-10-02T12:00:14.803-04:00I share the same problem of getting too close to m...I share the same problem of getting too close to my manuscripts--then I can' t see them objectively. When that happens I set the ms aside and don't look at it again for several weeks, a month, or even more. It's amazing how seeing a manuscript with fresh eyes can change my perspective.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-16717899796501628052009-10-02T11:05:58.175-04:002009-10-02T11:05:58.175-04:00I find the more revisions I do the less I stress a...I find the more revisions I do the less I stress about them I hate the initial revision. You know the one that comes right after the first draft. That one always lands me back to reality. Ouch!Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-58346986373760928262009-10-02T09:56:51.158-04:002009-10-02T09:56:51.158-04:00Great post. I'm going to link to these two rev...Great post. I'm going to link to these two revision posts over on my blog--I think people will really appreciate your analysis.<br /><br />I'm wondering about the self-revision--if you gave yourself just a little more "slack," and knew that you wouldn't have it all revised before you passed it on for more critique? My experience is that getting closer and closer doesn't happen fast enough to make us happy, but it does happen if we keep coming back to the story, especially after going around on it with other readers. Or maybe you did perfectly and you just wanted more--we all go there!Becky Levinehttp://www.beckylevine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-56707114681889979842009-10-02T09:54:27.778-04:002009-10-02T09:54:27.778-04:00I think it's so important to be able to do thi...I think it's so important to be able to do this type of self reflection to see what works for you and what doesn;t; what you can improve and what will always be a barrier (like silly jobs).MeganRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285116194891827858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-46387184639785938452009-10-02T09:26:52.571-04:002009-10-02T09:26:52.571-04:00You've pinpointed some excellent issues; I am ...You've pinpointed some excellent issues; I am awed by your ability to analyze this. I have noticed similiar problems in bringing work back to critique. People are happy when you take advice, but sometimes unhappy when you change something they liked, especially if they fall in love with the characters, etc. I don't have the answers yet, but I think as we grow stronger as writer/editors ourselves we see when a critiquer hits one of our weaknesses or when it's a quirk of their own.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-15507564576442144882009-10-02T08:55:50.079-04:002009-10-02T08:55:50.079-04:00What great information! And I admire your awesome...What great information! And I admire your awesome organization. :)<br /><br />I read somewhere that you should never bring the same project back to your critique group. If you didn't make the changes they wanted, why would they like it better? And if you did, how can they argue with it?<br /><br />That always seemed to be good advice to me, so I always try to look for fresh eyes. (With the exception of my husband who reads more like an editor anyway.)Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-89275752225510767412009-10-02T08:36:22.663-04:002009-10-02T08:36:22.663-04:00Beth,
Thanks for letting us peek at your revisio...Beth, <br /><br />Thanks for letting us peek at your revision schedule. This is my first manuscript, and the revision avenue scares me the most. <br /><br />I will be revisiting this post again soon for a refresher.<br /><br />Blessings to you...Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.com