tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post1467084844847054250..comments2024-03-21T08:24:26.083-04:00Comments on Where Fantasy and Love Take Flight: EditingNicole Zoltackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-78989123972016400362010-05-18T16:12:43.226-04:002010-05-18T16:12:43.226-04:00You're so right, Cherie, about how important e...You're so right, Cherie, about how important editing is. It's a pain in the ass though, especially since 50K of this story was written in a month (my second nano story) so I wrote that beginning in 2004 (I think, might have been '03). And it's amazing how much my writing has grown since then. A wonderful thing, of course, but it's also why editing is such a burden with this story.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-14283546825398870202010-05-18T10:22:45.985-04:002010-05-18T10:22:45.985-04:00I don't care much for editing, although it is ...I don't care much for editing, although it is so important. I think it is because all the editing I have to do takes up all my writing time. I'm so slow editing, and I second guess myself all the time with it. I'm trying to be smarter when I write stories now, so the editing won't be as bad, but when I'm going back and editing something I wrote a year ago, it's a pain. LOL!<br /><br />Good luck with your edits! The book sounds cool. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-34330017837114758892010-05-17T21:12:29.407-04:002010-05-17T21:12:29.407-04:00I tend to write more of the meat and potatoes of t...I tend to write more of the meat and potatoes of the story in the rough draft and always end up adding more description when I edit. This story isn't YA though, it's UF with romantic elements, so that's why the WC is so high, Stina.<br /><br />I'm so glad to hear that I'm not alone in my editing misery, Steph! It's probably because I'm working so hard on getting everything perfect that I tend to get more headaches when editing.<br /><br />Aubrie, that's such a smart idea. I should start doing that. The only thing is, I'm a panster so I constantly have to go back and tweak things during the first draft. I'm targeting this story for Luna (going to pitch to Margo in person, wish me luck!) but if it's rejected, then it'll be another story for the query-go-round.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-81619340648368249982010-05-17T20:45:08.455-04:002010-05-17T20:45:08.455-04:00I edit the previous day's work the next day be...I edit the previous day's work the next day before I start to write. That way it's not such a big job at the end. <br /><br />Good luck with your editing! Are you going to query agents with this one?Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-20209767228964916252010-05-17T19:58:17.098-04:002010-05-17T19:58:17.098-04:00I am sooo the same way!!!! I can write and write f...I am sooo the same way!!!! I can write and write for hours and not feel one iota of weariness...and I can stay up all night!! But editing....oh man.....I have to stop every half hour or so for a break and forget about doing it at night. I can't keep my eyes open!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2955575393345766322.post-68893569729155389282010-05-17T19:51:15.654-04:002010-05-17T19:51:15.654-04:00I was doing a great job editing my YA ms down to s...I was doing a great job editing my YA ms down to size. But then I realized I had to do a better job with the descriptions. Oops! It's amazing how that can add up in terms of work count. Mine's still a lot shorter than yours, though. :)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com