tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post5397949832444525050..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Cut to the ChaseWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1227498219271742252011-03-01T11:28:07.950-05:002011-03-01T11:28:07.950-05:00Pat, you're right, and it was one of the harde...Pat, you're right, and it was one of the hardest things I had to learn - not to edit too early and to allow myself to roam all over the board in the first draft. Anne Lamott covers this in her brilliant Bird by Bird. I, however, have to relearn it every time!Martha Reedhttp://www.marthareed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-87258992001316716142011-03-01T11:21:05.875-05:002011-03-01T11:21:05.875-05:00You make the most valid point for not rewriting be...You make the most valid point for not rewriting before you finish the book. Sometimes stray idea, or characters here, cross your creative mind and you need to get them down. Later, they may have to go, but they may also be something for next time, which looms over us all as the dark cloud of fear that we may never have another creative idea. And wa-la, there you are, you have something.<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-75082820558522841152011-03-01T10:39:06.097-05:002011-03-01T10:39:06.097-05:00Hi, Annette. I have a file folder like that too. I...Hi, Annette. I have a file folder like that too. Its kind of fun to go in years later to review it and see if there's anything in there I can use.Martha Reedhttp://www.marthareed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-55840751697246236362011-03-01T09:46:03.762-05:002011-03-01T09:46:03.762-05:00Go, Martha! I've learned not to completely del...Go, Martha! I've learned not to completely delete those great characters and scenes that don't fit. Instead, I copy and paste them into a "cut file" where I can possibly use them somewhere else in the future. Plus, it makes "killing my babies" a little less tramatic.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-51115766391362728902011-03-01T09:06:26.451-05:002011-03-01T09:06:26.451-05:00Hey, Joyce. That's great news! Good luck with ...Hey, Joyce. That's great news! Good luck with the rewrite and jump on in.<br /><br />CL, my drafting schedule in weekends in the morning for six hours. For editing, at this stage of the game its 2 hours after work each day plus a 10 hour day on the weekend. It sounds like a lot but it's not, when the end is in sight.martha reedhttp://www.marthareed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-75349162733873717772011-03-01T08:35:06.179-05:002011-03-01T08:35:06.179-05:00Martha,
I'm interested in how you set a sched...Martha,<br /><br />I'm interested in how you set a schedule for yourself. I'm close to a rewriting point, and am seeking advice on how to put together a 30 day schedule.<br /><br />Thanks!C.L. Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432087901782041531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-87694606071648417392011-03-01T07:13:57.182-05:002011-03-01T07:13:57.182-05:00I'm glad you're having such fun with your ...I'm glad you're having such fun with your rewrite! I'm almost at that point myself--I should be wrapping up the last chapter this week and printing it all out.<br /><br />I LOVE revising.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-90209994703338956552011-03-01T07:02:10.182-05:002011-03-01T07:02:10.182-05:00Thanks, Pat! The zone is right. Took me long enoug...Thanks, Pat! The zone is right. Took me long enough to get here but boy, is it fun. I feel a little like Hines Ward when he gets the ball (and he starts smiling).Martha Reedhttp://www.marthareed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-60954219310514448762011-03-01T06:57:35.053-05:002011-03-01T06:57:35.053-05:00Wow, Martha! Very impressive. I feel like a slug i...Wow, Martha! Very impressive. I feel like a slug in comparison. You're in the zone -- and another great book to look forward to. I hope I get there soon!PatRemickhttp://www.patremick.comnoreply@blogger.com