tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post1063514285279996968..comments2024-03-29T01:56:23.920+00:00Comments on Doing It Write Now: The Courage to be Crap and not CompeteC.Farrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679203163611266788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-44169575172824940142011-01-10T15:51:15.388+00:002011-01-10T15:51:15.388+00:00Thanks Joleene - editing is an incurable habit, I ...Thanks Joleene - editing is an incurable habit, I swear. I get to a point where I'm afraid to look at the manuscript again because I know that, somewhere, I'll find something to change. I have to do what you do and refuse to get into the tweaking again.C.Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679203163611266788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-17631242364471215622011-01-09T22:10:55.112+00:002011-01-09T22:10:55.112+00:00This is a great post!
I know what you mean about ...This is a great post!<br /><br />I know what you mean about thinking you hate editing. I will say I hate editing and then every time I read something I've written I will edit it. I consider the manuscript done when I can reread it and only tweak one or two items. After that, it's done and I refuse to ever do more than typo correction again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-17425937492616334492011-01-08T03:49:19.083+00:002011-01-08T03:49:19.083+00:00@ Jamie - we really can be our own worst enemies s...@ Jamie - we really can be our own worst enemies sometimes. I've posted drafts - it's scary and yet exciting at the same time. Thanks for commenting. :)<br /><br />@Ruth - Just remember we're all only going to appeal to a small portion of people, relatively speaking. We're bound to bump into the wrong people every now and then but as long as you keep in mind you're not C.Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679203163611266788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-74128060364344495592011-01-07T20:36:02.234+00:002011-01-07T20:36:02.234+00:00The courage to be crap...I love it! You hit the na...The courage to be crap...I love it! You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the fun bit. I find when the story starts to grind and I'm not having fun, I'm taking the story in the wrong direction. Yesterday after six months of refusing to budge I gave in and deleted 10,000 words (4 chapters) which was probably my last years work on the story. It's good writing, but it just Cari Hislophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717398455999202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-80830702550186304012011-01-07T18:48:35.378+00:002011-01-07T18:48:35.378+00:00This is wonderful, and exactly what I needed to re...This is wonderful, and exactly what I needed to read. I don't have trouble publishing stuff, but when I am about to, I worry about how many 1 and 2 star reviews I'll get and what the complaints will be this time. It's killed my creativity for a part of last year and sucked a lot of fun out of my work. So thank you so much for this post because you're right: nothing ventured, Ruth Ann Nordinhttp://www.ruthannnordin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-28014973420082828812011-01-07T16:42:08.189+00:002011-01-07T16:42:08.189+00:00I loved that post by DWS too...and this one is bri...I loved that post by DWS too...and this one is brilliant, IMO. Too often we just can't get out of our own way. My serial novels are how I combat this - posting drafts pretty much cures you of caring what people think (and the final product is revised and polished, of course - though not to the point of death). <br /><br />Kudos to you for finding the fun in writing, and for letting yourself Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-84629147296864682392011-01-07T14:38:56.536+00:002011-01-07T14:38:56.536+00:00Jessica, everything is so much harder when it stop...Jessica, everything is so much harder when it stops being fun. The most fun I've had writing has been when I've written something I didn't expect anyone else to read. It was the easiest to get down on paper too. Funny how our minds work sometimes. :)C.Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679203163611266788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-35954368641788969412011-01-07T14:21:45.695+00:002011-01-07T14:21:45.695+00:00Claire, thanks for stopping by my blog :) I under...Claire, thanks for stopping by my blog :) I understand what you mean about over editing. I've done that myself and I realize now it's because I'm too worried about what people think. Last night I worked on my WIP and I sat for awhile with nothing to say. Then I told myself, just have fun and write whatever comes to mind, and I managed to get two pages out.Jessica Thomashttp://www.jessicathomasink.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-10559542155212322502011-01-07T13:43:29.037+00:002011-01-07T13:43:29.037+00:00Ben, I used to struggle with that too - I would ed...Ben, I used to struggle with that too - I would edit every sentence as I thought them and wondered why I didn't have the passion to finish anything. We all have to find the way that works best for us in the end.C.Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679203163611266788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691284068824446526.post-29836115696798305612011-01-07T11:12:19.383+00:002011-01-07T11:12:19.383+00:00Thank you for your thoughts and words about editin...Thank you for your thoughts and words about editing. My own inner and eternal editor often strangles words before they have a chance to make it to the page. Your advice is well taken!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com