tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post6526104887507028945..comments2023-10-30T03:57:36.471-07:00Comments on Creepy Query Girl: I Call Foul!Creepy Query Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-42554214233389112042012-11-14T19:46:25.888-08:002012-11-14T19:46:25.888-08:00I can hardly call myself a writer, but I hate revi...I can hardly call myself a writer, but I hate revision! I never thought of myself as a perfectionist until I started to dabble in writing. Turns out, I am surprisingly detail oriented!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819006501794799609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-27976769249250033312012-11-13T11:09:07.436-08:002012-11-13T11:09:07.436-08:00I've grown to love revising, since it shows ho...I've grown to love revising, since it shows how much I've grown as a writer since I wrote my first drafts many, many years ago. In the time they were locked away from me on obsolete file formats on disks, I've developed to the point where I no longer think editing is a sin and a pox on creativity. It's fun to write all new scenes and lines, and to rewrite original material that could still work from another angle. Then again, I don't have any betas or critique partners, so all my editing and revision ideas come from only me.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-8264617462746224132012-11-13T07:09:23.434-08:002012-11-13T07:09:23.434-08:00I enjoy both. I'm an organizational nut, and r...I enjoy both. I'm an organizational nut, and revising is where I get to organize and sort and make order out of chaos.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-24401910956922909362012-11-12T19:33:10.120-08:002012-11-12T19:33:10.120-08:00I never want to revise .. but I never want to writ...I never <i>want</i> to revise .. but I never want to write that darn first draft either. It's all very hard WORK! Hmm. Remind me why I'm writing for years and having my ego stomped on by rejections? I seem to have forgotten... Was there any upside to all this work? Well, not now, but maybe some day. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-14365525574821791022012-11-12T18:42:28.895-08:002012-11-12T18:42:28.895-08:00I do prefer revising over drafting...but revising ...I do prefer revising over drafting...but revising is much easier when time has passed and you're not sick to death of the thing. Distance is a wonderful thing.Melodie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599091593083976703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-40489622003454352542012-11-12T14:08:42.271-08:002012-11-12T14:08:42.271-08:00I have a hard time with first drafts, which is why...I have a hard time with first drafts, which is why I prefer revisions. But yeah...it's rough no matter what. prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-61759358384067440492012-11-12T13:19:50.672-08:002012-11-12T13:19:50.672-08:00Well I can't speak from much experience (I'...Well I can't speak from much experience (I'm only just writing my first novel now with NaNoWriMo), but I think it must depend on personality type. I confess that I'm more of creative mind trapped inside an analytical thinker. So the blank-page-creation stage is fun, but doesn't come to me as naturally as fixing something that's already written. I suspect I might be one of those nuts you don't understand, who actually has fun with the revision process.<br />I do completely understand the sensation of continuously tweaking something forever. After a while you just don't know what to think anymore and the good stuff and the crap just all starts blending together.<br />That's the point at which I brew some tea and watch Downton Abbey until I stop seeing double :-PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204930915192187217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-41849950713492492122012-11-12T11:45:48.714-08:002012-11-12T11:45:48.714-08:00I enjoy them only because I like to see how much b...I enjoy them only because I like to see how much better I can make it. They allow me to be even more creative. But that's not to say I agree with all edits. And as an editor myself, I know my authors will not always agree with my comments. But if someone sees a hole, recognizes a missing piece, then others will, too, so we have to fix it, no matter how wrong we think they are. Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-50072388166533094042012-11-12T11:31:07.324-08:002012-11-12T11:31:07.324-08:00I like revising but I don't do it more than th...I like revising but I don't do it more than three times. I just refuse. I can't understand people who will revise for years for an agent and some of them get dumped by said agent anyway. Ugh. No way. I have a life to live, you know? <br /><br />I suspect I'm rather in the minority on this subject. Cynthia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595677706434920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-43748669925130781662012-11-12T10:53:23.138-08:002012-11-12T10:53:23.138-08:00Love this:
It’s the little things that drive me c...Love this:<br /><br /><i>It’s the little things that drive me crazy</i><br /><br />As the revision numbers mount, I get this sinking feeling I'm removing the life of the story, bleeding it via word deletion.<br /><br />That's when I take a break. In a past job, I did editing, but I get tired of scrutining the same words ad infinitum. (I'm better at editing in the morning). <br /><br />Good Luck.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-28621521327889465162012-11-12T10:45:18.418-08:002012-11-12T10:45:18.418-08:00LOL! No! Revision is NOT magical. And it does blow...LOL! No! Revision is NOT magical. And it does blow and suck at the same time. It's a freak of nature! :D <br /><br />But what's magical is putting the MS aside for a while (like months) and then going back to it and being surprised by how good it really is. (After those revisions, of course.)<br /><br />Good luck with yours, Katie! <3 ((hugs))LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-80004883396964683862012-11-12T10:04:58.440-08:002012-11-12T10:04:58.440-08:00I thought everybody disliked revising. I view it ...I thought everybody disliked revising. I view it as nothing but a necessary evil. During a first draft the energy and creativity flow freely. So what if I have a character completely change personalities or even races.wonky73https://www.blogger.com/profile/02223153381672463734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-17211085839499880582012-11-12T10:03:55.520-08:002012-11-12T10:03:55.520-08:00Dammit, Katie, I could have written this post! Now...Dammit, Katie, I could have written this post! Now I'll never be able to, knowing that you already said it better than I could.<br /><br />Not only do I not enjoy revisions, they go utterly against core values that I've spent years cultivating in other areas of creativity. In so much of what I do outside of writing, a small mistake early on snowballs and costs big time later, so my whole ethos is "do it right first time." You can guess how well that sits with the normal writing process!Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-26505511441546062452012-11-12T09:56:12.866-08:002012-11-12T09:56:12.866-08:00I like the technical minutiae of editing. What I d...I like the technical minutiae of editing. What I don't like is the revision part. I could cry at the thought of trying to unscrew the screwed up bits of plot, and then figure out how the ripples from that change will affect the entire rest of the story. That's what drives me to drink. Missing commas? Screwy grammar? That's where I'm a Viking!Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-39590923780565893992012-11-12T09:42:19.768-08:002012-11-12T09:42:19.768-08:00Thank you. I needed to hear I'm not alone in t...Thank you. I needed to hear I'm not alone in this. I'm doing revisions and yeah, they suck! I just keep telling myself they will pay off...TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-57856180483126004542012-11-12T08:37:15.083-08:002012-11-12T08:37:15.083-08:00For me things just get so much better with revisio...For me things just get so much better with revisions, that I don't like writing first drafts anymore. I used to hate revising but now I seen how much better things can get, and I like it. Plus there's also something great about being able to go back to that world for a whileChelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279604060499054571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-50889067273737731702012-11-12T08:08:08.701-08:002012-11-12T08:08:08.701-08:00I've had it go both ways. It can be enjoyable ...I've had it go both ways. It can be enjoyable when it's actually working, and you can actually see it improving the story, but I've also had it feel like a slog through the ninth circle of hell, and that's no fun at all.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-7025793380059506122012-11-12T07:45:46.166-08:002012-11-12T07:45:46.166-08:00One word: Amen!
You've described exactly how...One word: Amen! <br /><br />You've described exactly how I feel about revisions. I mean, why can't first drafts be as good as they feel when they are being created? Why?!?!? Sometimes I wish there were professional revisionists out there that could do all this re-writing stuff--but then I wouldn't think they did it right and I'd have to re-do their revisions. Ugh... <br /><br />Thank you for sharing though, now I don't feel like I'm the only one :)Nicole L Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407282219503162959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-38759046316630571832012-11-12T07:31:24.104-08:002012-11-12T07:31:24.104-08:00Katie- I both love and hate revisions. I did 6 rev...Katie- I both love and hate revisions. I did 6 revisions on a draft of my novel before this September when I realized....I needed to REWRITE THE WHOLE THING. I'm halfway through and I am feeling pretty good about it. I have off days sometimes where I hate everything I write and I think its junk and I want to throw it out and then I have days where I think my writing is okay. I know my beta readers will clear the air for me, LOL. ;) Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076907708483883575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-71292644940896302682012-11-12T07:02:51.139-08:002012-11-12T07:02:51.139-08:00Awwww you're not weird!! You bathe your childr...Awwww you're not weird!! You bathe your children for goodness sakes! LOL!<br /><br />Awww I hate hate hate revisions. Hate it! And yes, because when I revise a story I've written I realise how crappy it is really! LOL! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-14431964532970328612012-11-12T05:40:20.619-08:002012-11-12T05:40:20.619-08:00I hate revisions. I find them tedius and boring an...I hate revisions. I find them tedius and boring and I never feel "finished". I love the freedom of my first draft. Where I'm not hindered by anything, and I just get to go with the flow. <br /><br />I definitely agree with you Katie, revising, "blows goat cheese" LOL jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708353376256621965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-38116258965921759252012-11-12T05:32:00.633-08:002012-11-12T05:32:00.633-08:00Oh, it really is torture. But I tell myself that i...Oh, it really is torture. But I tell myself that it's amazing and magical to help myself get through it. And I make sure there's lots of chocolate involved. :)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-57529563377172316972012-11-12T05:31:19.369-08:002012-11-12T05:31:19.369-08:00It blows goat cheese. Hahaha!!!!!!!!!! See, now, t...It blows goat cheese. Hahaha!!!!!!!!!! See, now, this is how I feel about the middle of the first draft. Ugh... Just completed edits for my YA, all sent to my agent. Now, I'm fiddling with a sequel, another YA, and my MG, all of which are stalled just after Act I. Shoot me now! S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-7282470300938350042012-11-12T05:20:32.564-08:002012-11-12T05:20:32.564-08:00I love revisions, but I know the importance of tak...I love revisions, but I know the importance of taking a break from a project to allow me perspective. And because I tend to get busy with a new project, the other one gets to go on a looooong vacation. Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-39417678194101433172012-11-12T05:01:56.764-08:002012-11-12T05:01:56.764-08:00Hilarious. All the parts you're whining over a...Hilarious. All the parts you're whining over are the parts I like! For me, the painful and difficult part of writing is getting that skeletal first draft onto Pages. After that, I flesh it out over and over until it feels right. THEN I let the betas have at it -- and then I tackle it again! True, the last 4 or 5 copy edits can get dull, but they're worth it to have a polished book.<br />Still, to each her own. :)Lisa Shaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141316010311729143noreply@blogger.com