tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post3442613987668038233..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: Pulling Weeds, Including the Ones in My ManuscriptPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-974726658347361492014-05-28T12:58:35.993-06:002014-05-28T12:58:35.993-06:00I've changed my process a little too but I don...I've changed my process a little too but I don't make major changes until the second draft. I've been pulling weeds outside too.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-87750462944889619582014-05-28T11:19:29.195-06:002014-05-28T11:19:29.195-06:00Today's chore is to cut the tall grass that gr...Today's chore is to cut the tall grass that grows along that dog run fence by my garden boxes. The roots are spreading and invading my garden. Will this never end?<br /><br />So the other chore is to continue the cut and paste as I move some scenes around and expand others in the manuscript. I don't think this chore is going to ever end either.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-39078288965451081712014-05-28T09:42:19.716-06:002014-05-28T09:42:19.716-06:00Sounds like you are willing to do the work when it...Sounds like you are willing to do the work when it needs to be done. I will need to learn this lesson (both for my gardening and my writing). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-84835141314377371812014-05-28T03:06:47.321-06:002014-05-28T03:06:47.321-06:00Weeding, yes! Half the battle is in weeding out th...Weeding, yes! Half the battle is in weeding out the excess verbiage and clunky phrases, the scenes that don't work. Too bad we can't just spray with weed killer to get the job done because doing it by hand is tough work. Eileen Goudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156415980783091338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-26029514970413281752014-05-27T23:15:34.028-06:002014-05-27T23:15:34.028-06:00love your analogy! I like to say pruning!love your analogy! I like to say pruning!Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-25365572870049795262014-05-27T21:05:09.791-06:002014-05-27T21:05:09.791-06:00My manuscripts are all full of weeds. ;)My manuscripts are all full of weeds. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-81558434017398872572014-05-27T17:48:26.851-06:002014-05-27T17:48:26.851-06:00Pat - I love the analogy of pulling weeds and fixi...Pat - I love the analogy of pulling weeds and fixing manuscripts. I've found that if you run into a little problem early, that's a sign that if it's not dealt with, it could grow. I like to nip it in the bud, to be honest. I don't always manage it, but it helps to at least have it as a goal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-35970788721497437892014-05-27T16:14:29.328-06:002014-05-27T16:14:29.328-06:00I'm going to guess that the book itself dictat...I'm going to guess that the book itself dictates the way in which we write it. I wrote 50 thousand on a mystery three or four years ago and gah! I still can't untangle it. Two years ago in June I did the BuNoWriMo and kept on writing until I had 80 thousand words. I have been working on it since but not because of any problems with how that first process went. I'm just doing what I really hope is the polish draft now and I'm pleased as punch. I think I've done it every PANTSER way possible. I even pants them and then do extensive outlining and beat sheets after I write the first hot draft. All good and I always think 'dang - now I've got it' but I really think each book gets its own method.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-47492412701189849002014-05-27T15:58:02.368-06:002014-05-27T15:58:02.368-06:00Thanks, Madeline. I guess there really is no right...Thanks, Madeline. I guess there really is no right way to write...just the way I'm doing it at the moment.<br /><br />Alex, they were already mountains at 25.000 words. I've managed to squish them down into hills.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-75022567390658212662014-05-27T13:40:33.806-06:002014-05-27T13:40:33.806-06:00Fixing the small problems before they became mount...<br />Fixing the small problems before they became mountains sounds like a good idea to me. If it's working, keep at it!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-33468746662539471122014-05-27T13:03:49.532-06:002014-05-27T13:03:49.532-06:00My writing process is always evolving - from year ...My writing process is always evolving - from year to year, from project to project. I'm learning to just go with it - the story knows what it wants to do, to be. Fingers crossed. :)<br /><br />Good luck with your project!<br /><br />Madeline @ <a href="http://MadelineMora-Summonte.com/" rel="nofollow">The Shellshank Redemption</a>Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.com