tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post6586230465950161447..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: Revising, Revising -- the Neverending StoryPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-74152125443208828292011-07-19T09:23:24.061-06:002011-07-19T09:23:24.061-06:00SO many great comments here.
I'll have to wr...SO many great comments here. <br /><br />I'll have to write another post about avoidance, because Edna's words got me to thinking about the ways I avoid submitting.<br /><br />And Dean's comment about the new you versus the you who wrote the prior draft is most intriguing. I hadn't thought of it that way, but he's so right.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who left a comment. I'm thinking we need a support group for writers who can't stop revising. :)Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-2147728742131087192011-07-18T22:09:23.892-06:002011-07-18T22:09:23.892-06:00I thought you were talking about me Patricia. I ke...I thought you were talking about me Patricia. I keep editing and then wonder if I've overworked it to the point where it's not good enough anymore.Gutsy Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226653890127738115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-17681036955643664362011-07-18T20:33:48.207-06:002011-07-18T20:33:48.207-06:00I do ususally revise and edit as I go. I know King...I do ususally revise and edit as I go. I know King and others suggest that a writer power through that first draft until you're done, but I find I can't not go back. Now here's another question - is that an avoidance technique?Edna Pontillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814880257252837734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88932547739194573082011-07-18T20:15:12.074-06:002011-07-18T20:15:12.074-06:00Here's the rub. Anytime we go back a visit a p...Here's the rub. Anytime we go back a visit a piece of work, whether it be an hour, or a week, we are changed. So we read/critique with a different point of view, and things aren't going to be the same.<br /><br />So we must decide which one of us to trust: The now me, or the one who wrote the stunning draft prior?<br /><br />Not always an easy choice. Sometimes I'll leave it alone, sometimes not. Depends on who I feel like at the time.Dean K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846624912452227191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88764111106495662802011-07-18T16:32:27.710-06:002011-07-18T16:32:27.710-06:00Wow, if I kept a copy of every draft, I'd have...Wow, if I kept a copy of every draft, I'd have a hundred files for each novel!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-38444221247658543772011-07-18T14:07:09.875-06:002011-07-18T14:07:09.875-06:00I'm a horror when it comes to revisions. I...I'm a horror when it comes to revisions. I've been known to start rewriting whole stories in the middle of writing it. <br /><br />I always end up revising when I'm reading it over, so there comes a time when I have to tell myself stop, give it to someone else to read, and then either post it or send it out. I have other things I need to write. (:Elisa DeLanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466740168508428362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-46280199762943877062011-07-18T10:55:45.459-06:002011-07-18T10:55:45.459-06:00It feels good to know I'm not alone. :)It feels good to know I'm not alone. :)Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-23968325294481098522011-07-18T10:37:17.364-06:002011-07-18T10:37:17.364-06:00I considering a recording -- "Leave the damn ...I considering a recording -- "Leave the damn thing alone, already!"<br />What does that tell you?Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-35167864398404475462011-07-18T10:00:56.820-06:002011-07-18T10:00:56.820-06:00First draft is tough for me, but I enjoy the revis...First draft is tough for me, but I enjoy the revisions. Although I've done what Heidi says she does on occasion.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-7922162953903453402011-07-18T09:17:09.588-06:002011-07-18T09:17:09.588-06:00I keep fixing and fixing until I realize I'm f...I keep fixing and fixing until I realize I'm fixing it back to the way it was before. That is my cue to stop.Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056627400336997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-12748874587993779282011-07-18T08:58:27.966-06:002011-07-18T08:58:27.966-06:00I revise every day's output. Then I revise bas...I revise every day's output. Then I revise based on my crit partners' feedback. Then I read the whole thing again once I finish. Then I'm sick of it so I send it away.<br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-46648251027127876002011-07-18T08:28:31.052-06:002011-07-18T08:28:31.052-06:00I so hear you! I am trying to refamiliarize mysel...I so hear you! I am trying to refamiliarize myself with something... just READ the thing... can't stop myself editing... They aren't done until somebody else declares it so, I think. Good luck with the submission!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-61030660580952200542011-07-18T07:51:56.410-06:002011-07-18T07:51:56.410-06:00Pat - Oh all the time! Every time I open up a draf...Pat - Oh all the time! Every time I open up a draft of anything, there's something I want to fix. Maybe I'm too much of a perfectionist, but there's always some little bit that I think needs to be tweaked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-85590642375729900502011-07-18T07:22:27.026-06:002011-07-18T07:22:27.026-06:00Yes. I couldn't not. And it is making me a cra...Yes. I couldn't not. And it is making me a crazy person but hey!<br /><a href="http://www.labanan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jan Morrison</a>Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-68070156657829408172011-07-18T06:50:54.146-06:002011-07-18T06:50:54.146-06:00I'm the same. Every time I look at a story, I ...I'm the same. Every time I look at a story, I see something I want to polish a little more. It's hard to know when finished is finished!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com