tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post2705344428403116827..comments2024-01-03T04:03:15.300-05:00Comments on S.P. Bowers: Do OverS.P. Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-60696344864252521072011-06-22T07:47:15.172-04:002011-06-22T07:47:15.172-04:00It does take forever but it will be worth it. Hop...It does take forever but it will be worth it. Hope your class is going well and helping with all that.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-87344591131275957532011-06-21T21:11:48.192-04:002011-06-21T21:11:48.192-04:00I'll cry with you! Editing takes bloody foreve...I'll cry with you! Editing takes bloody forever... I've finally got it down to where I can see a finite number of highlighted bits to fix on each page but some of them *still* say things like [need end] and [does this fit?] and [fix build up to this] and [pace!!]. Waaa!!!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-42253029851030007122011-06-21T06:11:01.423-04:002011-06-21T06:11:01.423-04:00I know what you mean about getting lost. I had to...I know what you mean about getting lost. I had to do a sort of outline in between drafts. Good luck with yours.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-84478689578680409882011-06-20T23:14:37.790-04:002011-06-20T23:14:37.790-04:00I am a pantser as well. Sometimes it's awesome...I am a pantser as well. Sometimes it's awesome and sometimes I get so lost! lol I've been outlining the middle of my recent book since I got a little off track on it, but I'm doing better now. Good luck! :DChantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-57245693334640948742011-06-20T16:22:31.810-04:002011-06-20T16:22:31.810-04:00Widdershins, here's hoping you mostly get the ...Widdershins, here's hoping you mostly get the ones that only need an edit. Hope you're feeling better.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-25968361633534598132011-06-20T16:21:46.543-04:002011-06-20T16:21:46.543-04:00Jill, those pages that shine are worth all the res...Jill, those pages that shine are worth all the rest that need to be rewritten aren't they.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-29822502758088215452011-06-20T16:14:12.065-04:002011-06-20T16:14:12.065-04:00Depends on how much of the scene is worth saving. ...Depends on how much of the scene is worth saving. Sometimes it's a bit of an edit here and there, and sometimes it's the shredder!widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-40438775046954280582011-06-20T15:00:34.118-04:002011-06-20T15:00:34.118-04:00Good luck Spesh!
As for me, my first drafts are p...Good luck Spesh!<br /><br />As for me, my first drafts are pretty horrid. Sometimes I'll get a page that shines more than normal, but mostly it's full of telling, crappy dialogue, tons of he said/she said, very little narrative, and generally low-quality sludge. [g] The times that I _have_ rewritten a scene from the ground up, it's been much better.<br /><br />I have faith that you'll be just fine. :)Jill W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13154417703559169377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-11885636697437058772011-06-20T14:27:41.027-04:002011-06-20T14:27:41.027-04:00Well, I suppose finding that all our early stuff i...Well, I suppose finding that all our early stuff is horrible means we're improving so...Hooray for rewrites.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-43049123229859126372011-06-20T14:09:36.313-04:002011-06-20T14:09:36.313-04:00Oh, I know the problem first hand. I've been g...Oh, I know the problem first hand. I've been going back and trying to knit together my WIP and the early stuff I wrote is atrocious! Horrible. It's taking much longer than I thought it would, too.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.com