tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post4437454359621971626..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: The Question of Revision - Do You Believe in Nature or Nurture?AimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-65385317973787083572012-04-12T04:17:29.071-07:002012-04-12T04:17:29.071-07:00I'm a hardcore reviser too. It can be hard to ...I'm a hardcore reviser too. It can be hard to know when enough is enough. I'm hoping to reach the end point on my revisions soon, but at the moment the light at the end of the tunnel still looks pretty distant! The fact that I'm spending more time reading blogs about editing than actually editing probably doesn't help! :-)Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-46825215807889593482012-04-11T21:30:45.387-07:002012-04-11T21:30:45.387-07:00I remember my second finished novel: I went throug...I remember my second finished novel: I went through and fixed all the typos and called it revised, edited, and polished. Ha!<br /><br />I was in for a surprise. Turns out, real revising was the bane of my existence. Probably still is. I took one look at the huge task before me and cried. And procrastinated. And cried some more.<br /><br />But when I finally did it, I discovered it to be a) easier than my tears had predicted, though not without work, and b) WAY worth it. The end result stunned even me. Wow! This works!<br /><br />Now I have the benefit of knowing that revision will do marvelous things for the book...but that doesn't mean I still cry over the prospect. :) I'd much rather be drafting, haha.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-27092582124255505512012-04-11T13:34:33.495-07:002012-04-11T13:34:33.495-07:00I'm the opposite to Randy - I actually love th...I'm the opposite to Randy - I actually love the unadulterated creative process. I get the story out fairly quickly and usually without too many hiccups in the process.<br /><br />The revision part is really difficult for me, because the day-job administrator / control freak comes out in me and I spend far too much time revising and often lose my way.<br /><br />I'm thinking because I'm a newbie and didn't study English at university, and therefore my technical language / story-writing skills need much polishing, that this is why revision is so difficult - plus I have ridiculous expectations!<br /><br />There would be no way on earth that I would *ever* let anyone read my work without at least one full revision (probably more like three). I don't get how some people don't revise.<br /><br />I haven't mastered the art of revising one project whilst creating another (usually the revision project goes by the wayside). So I'll be interested to see what others do :)Myra Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495855269410304510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-31537341250052248672012-04-11T13:33:31.505-07:002012-04-11T13:33:31.505-07:00I'm not a huge fan of revision because it'...I'm not a huge fan of revision because it's so draining but in my case, it's insanely important to the process. Looking at it in a new format usually draws my attention to a problem that needs fixing, etc. and then I'll revise/rewrite until it's fixed. Beta readers are priceless in this way: if they can point out problems with the plot/style/characters/etc that I never considered, and I agree with them, I always revise. And with that, usually the story becomes deeper with elements I never realized in earlier drafts. For any new ideas I want to one day write, I have a working email draft I keep adding ideas to and then save so that I can keep everything together, but honestly, I'm so freaking in love with my current story, I can't work on anything else right now.Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-82742054333488492332012-04-11T13:29:19.800-07:002012-04-11T13:29:19.800-07:00Excellent tip, David. Thanks! I'm going to che...Excellent tip, David. Thanks! I'm going to check that out.AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-41415933255749576102012-04-11T13:04:54.070-07:002012-04-11T13:04:54.070-07:00I'm currently revising my debut novel. I was c...I'm currently revising my debut novel. I was completely lost and terrified at the thought of even printing it. So I looked around online and found an excellent, though work intensive, revision course by Holly Lisle. It's entitled How to Revise Your Novel, #HTRYN in twitter. Really excellent, very methodical which suits me. Five month program.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800171001574598541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-87335275685400823902012-04-11T08:45:16.650-07:002012-04-11T08:45:16.650-07:00Revision is normally a piece of cake for me. Not b...Revision is normally a piece of cake for me. Not because I'm awesome, but because it is much easier for me to tackle the analytical portion of writing than the unadulterated creative process. Then again, maybe I'm not doing it right.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621043763559564251noreply@blogger.com