tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post7630822207076583597..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Is Writing Rewriting? A Historical PerspectiveKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-14598068222567512662013-07-08T15:14:27.817-07:002013-07-08T15:14:27.817-07:00"... I wonder if one of the reasons it sells ..."... I wonder if one of the reasons it sells better is that it's easy to explain how to fix something than it is to create something."<br /><br />That is thought provoking. Good question.<br /><br />I'll have to mull this over but, I think you're right. There are no rules for creation, are there? But for fixing something that is created ... yes. Absolutely! (grin)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-16710566999516608722013-07-08T15:05:38.782-07:002013-07-08T15:05:38.782-07:00"... now I'm starting to hack into anothe..."... now I'm starting to hack into another first draft. I'm a pantser, rather than a planner, and my first drafts need a lot of work to make them into something readable (it's more like telling myself the story, or a really detailed plan, than a novel)."<br /><br />Exactly!<br /><br />Sometimes I think my first draft is like a mind-dump. I'll just write everything down Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-18645499130965512952013-07-07T03:42:25.323-07:002013-07-07T03:42:25.323-07:00I've found that I've often broken stories ...I've found that I've often broken stories by revising and trying to "make them better." In looking at the comments about revision, I wonder if one of the reasons it sells better is that it's easy to explain how to fix something than it is to create something.Linda Maye Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203020058437093901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-34590516815731245072013-07-04T07:57:53.049-07:002013-07-04T07:57:53.049-07:00I found this really interesting. I've just fin...I found this really interesting. I've just finished redrafting (for the third time) a novel I wrote a year ago, and now I'm starting to hack into another first draft. I'm a pantser, rather than a planner, and my first drafts need a lot of work to make them into something readable (it's more like telling myself the story, or a really detailed plan, than a novel). I wonder if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com