tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post627457108967706875..comments2023-10-18T10:42:20.082-04:00Comments on Chock Full of Words: E is for EditingTobi Summershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-70868024108145792002012-04-05T20:15:58.122-04:002012-04-05T20:15:58.122-04:00Editing things over and over again, and hating it ...Editing things over and over again, and hating it every time. LOL. I'm actually changing a 3rd person POV to a 1st (all 400 pages!) It stinks. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your process!<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.jayceedelorenzo.com" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a>Jaycee DeLorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796587039929398655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-79711873352066095872012-04-05T18:59:42.313-04:002012-04-05T18:59:42.313-04:00I'm horrible about editing my own work so I en...I'm horrible about editing my own work so I enlist a good friend to help me with my editing.<br /><br />AtoZChallenge <b><a href="http://thefertileinfertile.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Dragondreamer's Lair</a></b>Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-11815856400061410812012-04-05T13:15:24.326-04:002012-04-05T13:15:24.326-04:00LOL. You know what they say: once something's...LOL. You know what they say: once something's on the internet, you can never really get rid of it. ;-)Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-13814835135260570132012-04-05T13:13:35.304-04:002012-04-05T13:13:35.304-04:00How did you get that picture of me? I thought I de...How did you get that picture of me? I thought I deleted all copies!Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-50196421468610663232012-04-05T13:12:03.048-04:002012-04-05T13:12:03.048-04:00The best part of editing for me is that I've f...The best part of editing for me is that I've finally gotten comfortable with the characters and the story. I'm... not so good with the picky details either. I have a lot of notes reminding me to fill in certain small facts that I was too lazy to figure out in the first or second drafts.Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-81371603612898079872012-04-05T13:10:40.598-04:002012-04-05T13:10:40.598-04:00Yes. I vote we change the way time flows. Two we...Yes. I vote we change the way time flows. Two weeks now equals two months.<br /><br />Ah, I just got past the conception plot fixing stage. I essentially had to rewrite the entire first half so it now matched up with the second half. That was fun. Good luck with yours!Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-18197275506038553042012-04-05T13:09:35.149-04:002012-04-05T13:09:35.149-04:00Yes! That's how I am now, with them every hou...Yes! That's how I am now, with them every hour. Especially as the climax got nearer. It's like I just can't pull away.Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-84354158931591492582012-04-05T13:08:34.104-04:002012-04-05T13:08:34.104-04:00Haha! That's what I'm here for!
And ye...Haha! That's what I'm here for! <br /><br />And yes, tenses can be evil, I agree. <br /><br />Hm, index cards... that's something I haven't considered using yet. Those might actually come in really handy right about now.Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-48847329062880190362012-04-05T13:01:51.725-04:002012-04-05T13:01:51.725-04:00Ha ha. Yes, that picture accurately describes what...Ha ha. Yes, that picture accurately describes what I look like while editing, most of the time. Honestly, I enjoy the certain parts of the process. I like rethinking my story, but not so much actually making the changes and doing the picky details. And of course, the picky details are arguably more important.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-83265039841845736882012-04-05T11:50:56.342-04:002012-04-05T11:50:56.342-04:00Gah yes, timeline are such a pain in the ass. Cant...Gah yes, timeline are such a pain in the ass. Cant I just change the way time flows? That's a good idea isn't it? I typically remind myself to take rewrites one step at a time. <br /><br />Right now I'm in a conception plot fixing stage. Where I realize there is a giant gaping whole in my plot and I've got to try to fix it.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-66514531173587978282012-04-05T11:40:50.046-04:002012-04-05T11:40:50.046-04:00I used 2 fix points, events that really happened i...I used 2 fix points, events that really happened in our history, and worked around that. Creating the allusion of time passing has been something I've had to learn. At first run, I was with them every waking hour. Which was dragging down the time.<br /><br />I edit in layers, and I'm still working on an exact process for myself.<br /><br />Jen from http://falling4fiction.blogspot.com/Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-23098812179137027412012-04-05T10:27:01.408-04:002012-04-05T10:27:01.408-04:00Aw, timeline stuff, yeah, that's one of the ha...Aw, timeline stuff, yeah, that's one of the hardest. I remember for EQ agonizing over whether or not different things were happening at the right time, especially since the whole Part 1 of the book was different POV at different points in a three day period. Finally I just had to give it to other people to read and tell me that, yes, actually, it made sense, haha!<br /><br />But I worked it all out with a weird system of bullet points, and the occasional index card frenzy.<br /><br />Editing for me, gah, it's all about those damn tenses! I once edited a whole chapter INTO present tense because I thought I was changing it into PAST tense. How can I make that mistake?! 'Jumped' vs. 'jumps' shouldn't be so hard to differentiate!<br /><br />Also, sometimes I panic about pacing, where I think I've got my events happening too slowly. This is another thing I need my awesome CP (^_~) or beta readers to convince me I'm right or wrong.K.S. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101668993131766274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-91038276333711310232012-04-05T09:16:22.293-04:002012-04-05T09:16:22.293-04:00Ah, yeah, there's that too. But I told myself...Ah, yeah, there's that too. But I told myself I couldn't read Devon Monk's new book Magic Without Mercy until I finished re-reading CH. The reward system works pretty well for me.Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4563235311256262945.post-39696642649350915992012-04-05T09:03:38.710-04:002012-04-05T09:03:38.710-04:00I have a pretty good memory for the details I'...I have a pretty good memory for the details I've included, so for the most part, I don't have too much bother with continuity. Motivation is my biggest problem. It's 2 in the afternoon and I have still done nothing. :(Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.com