tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6451470336149008021..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Falling In Love AgainAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73944117444858879652010-10-06T05:21:29.065-04:002010-10-06T05:21:29.065-04:00My solution is to rewrite as little as possible......My solution is to rewrite as little as possible...no, actually that's not quite right. I rewrite as I write. But I've never been very good at taking a story that's reached its conclusion and then warping it in a new direction. It takes a serious crit from someone I really respect to force me to do that.<br /><br />Best,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45607077789139528012010-10-04T23:05:58.459-04:002010-10-04T23:05:58.459-04:00Garce -Amen! I embrace sucky first drafts!Garce -Amen! I embrace sucky first drafts!Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52698565750906851302010-10-04T22:04:01.601-04:002010-10-04T22:04:01.601-04:00I'm a great believer in re-writing, because I ...I'm a great believer in re-writing, because I often write really awful first drafts. Re-writing gives us the freedom to write bady, knowing we'll find out what the story is really about later.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-25354709125516760612010-10-04T18:12:50.037-04:002010-10-04T18:12:50.037-04:00Ash - I'd love to! (Except that they'll pr...Ash - I'd love to! (Except that they'll probably spend the entire time whispering 'what did she say?' to each other as they try to cut through my accent)Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-56782684348682246752010-10-04T16:51:20.508-04:002010-10-04T16:51:20.508-04:00Kathleen,
If you ever visit the UK I think you sh...Kathleen,<br /><br />If you ever visit the UK I think you should come and talk to one of my classes, so that they can understand the hard work involved in re-writing.<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30800447611614390612010-10-04T09:49:35.077-04:002010-10-04T09:49:35.077-04:00Jeremy - True. I hate my short stories slightly le...Jeremy - True. I hate my short stories slightly less than the novels. At least I know that when I reach that point, it's time to submit the damn thing.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-89039293037947817592010-10-04T09:47:46.393-04:002010-10-04T09:47:46.393-04:00Craig - Maybe revision hell is the suffering peopl...Craig - Maybe revision hell is the suffering people always talk about artists going through.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-18199857844564641122010-10-04T07:24:10.026-04:002010-10-04T07:24:10.026-04:00My short-story writing follows a predictable patte...My short-story writing follows a predictable pattern in this area. As I polish and improve a piece, I love it more and more—up through and including the penultimate revision.<br /><br />Then comes the final revision, where I scour the text for overused words and make changes accordingly. This is the part of the process that makes me feel like I never want to look at the story again. Oh, deep down I still love it just as much, and I know I'll enjoy reading it again in six months, and I know I'm making it even <i>better</i> by taking it through this final revision... but scrutinizing this word and that word, deciding where to keep 'em and where to send in substitutes, is grubby, smelly work. (Though it does have rewarding moments, when I come up with a particularly pleasing alternative way to say something.)Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66388645649724034232010-10-04T06:16:54.793-04:002010-10-04T06:16:54.793-04:00I get every single thing you mentioned in this pos...I get every single thing you mentioned in this post, Kathleen. Every single thing.<br /><br />Right now I'm elbow deep in revision-number-I-don't-know-which of a novella. I haven't gotten to that "damn, will this ever end" point yet, but I will, more than once.<br /><br />It's just how things work.<br /><br />I have gone back to square one before, but it was something I wrote years before and came back to, and my perspective had changed so much that starting over was the only reasonable course.<br /><br />Great post. Near and dear to my heart.Craig Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101869420537661374noreply@blogger.com