tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post2157070164042615041..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: 11 Steps To Edit Your Manuscript. Edit Ruthlessly & Kill Your DarlingsKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-90236841055042050022017-01-05T04:34:21.251-08:002017-01-05T04:34:21.251-08:00thanksthanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571828795230778384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-40992747033142940282013-07-31T19:26:00.302-07:002013-07-31T19:26:00.302-07:00Yes, darlings do not move the story forward AND th...Yes, darlings do not move the story forward AND they're usually its of prose the writer is fond of. After all, if we didn't care about then they'd be easy to axe. <br /><br />"if is so, I'm lucky. I never had problem when I had/have to kill my darlings."<br /><br />That makes you unique in my experience. :-) Congrats!Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-48423339981003315172013-07-31T17:35:23.926-07:002013-07-31T17:35:23.926-07:00"Are there any elements in the ... [story] th..."Are there any elements in the ... [story] that do not directly support the central theme or narrative?"<br />Anything that does not serve the story gets cut. As Stephen King says: Kill your darlings!"<br /><br />So, those are darlings? parts that are useless for the story?<br />if is so, I'm lucky. I never had problem when I had/have to kill my darlings.AliceNorthernLightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462871511541914849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-19245016744031501262012-12-08T10:05:06.488-08:002012-12-08T10:05:06.488-08:00"I agree. For me, the hardest part is doing a..."I agree. For me, the hardest part is doing a read through without editing."<br /><br />Yes! I'm exactly the same. <br /><br />I've been working on my second draft of my NaNoWriMo story. Reading the first draft through was painful! But a great idea. I'd forgotten some of the plot twists. I think I finished my outline in record time and all because I read the manuscript Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-92155762742390707982012-12-08T09:40:05.399-08:002012-12-08T09:40:05.399-08:00I agree. For me, the hardest part is doing a read...I agree. For me, the hardest part is doing a read through without editing. I think this is really important, but if you interrupt that read through to edit, you don't gain the full benefit of reading the entire piece as is. You may catch some typos, but you lose the chance to spot revisions that may be required. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-20707157047269453982012-12-03T20:12:30.686-08:002012-12-03T20:12:30.686-08:00Thanks Ariene! I appreciate your comment.
I feel...Thanks Ariene! I appreciate your comment. <br /><br />I feel your pain. Just today I began editing my NaNoWriMo manuscript and am finding it dreadfully hard not to dive right in and start making changes. * sigh * Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-13827478279326400122012-12-03T17:03:20.013-08:002012-12-03T17:03:20.013-08:00Thanks for this post. I wish I had read it before ...Thanks for this post. I wish I had read it before I started editing/revising. I made the mistake you described in 2a - started my read through and couldn't resist editing. Luckily those were mostly minor details and I'm tracking major changes and rewrites in a notebook. I'll be referring back to this post as I go. Thanks :) Arlene Lhttp://writingpiecesofme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-77740147777209941702012-11-26T13:18:16.445-08:002012-11-26T13:18:16.445-08:00Ack! I knew I missed something. ;) Yes, editing is...Ack! I knew I missed something. ;) Yes, editing is painful. Sometimes I think editing the first draft is harder than writing the first draft.Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-73650072612160503612012-11-26T13:15:46.377-08:002012-11-26T13:15:46.377-08:00...er...missed mentioning the open artery....er...missed mentioning the open artery.Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-20332879719809627092012-11-26T13:15:01.880-08:002012-11-26T13:15:01.880-08:00good wrap up of the process.
(You just mentioned ...good wrap up of the process.<br /><br />(You just mentioned the open artery.) Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.com