tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2510482330688882268..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Rewrite, Rewrite, RewriteLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21703120241473025362012-04-23T21:11:13.373-04:002012-04-23T21:11:13.373-04:00Good piece, wonderful Cormier quote. I agree with...Good piece, wonderful Cormier quote. I agree with G Vidal. Whosaid "iam .nota writer, i am a rewriter. Ihave.nothing tosayanda lot to add.<br /><br />Herschel, oddly enough I amusing differentcoloredtext for the first time inastory i amworking on. It is very satisfying to turn a red passage to black.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33174821654348430842012-04-23T20:24:35.271-04:002012-04-23T20:24:35.271-04:00I don't 'enjoy' rewriting, it's pa...I don't 'enjoy' rewriting, it's part of the task. Then I keep combing until the writing starts to look readable.<br /><br />One of our colleagues used to argue men and women don't speak differently despite evidence (and papers) to the contrary. It does seem more difficult for males to write female characters than vice versa. I've been honored when told I do it well and I work hard at it.<br /><br />I partnered with a couple of romance writers who were writing male dialogue. Most of it was pretty good, but one of the male characters was expected to 'dish'– not what you expect from a guy.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25888265524556044142012-04-23T17:48:48.091-04:002012-04-23T17:48:48.091-04:00It's funny when I look back now. I thought eve...It's funny when I look back now. I thought every word I wrote was pure gold. Now I'm lucky if I find gold in a page or two...It definitely is a growth of a writer when we see and understand our pitiful prose is just that - pitiful...lol<br />@Elizabeth, what an awakening that must have been. Obviously a good workshop.Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87792684799404110932012-04-23T17:48:17.815-04:002012-04-23T17:48:17.815-04:00It's funny when I look back now. I thought eve...It's funny when I look back now. I thought every word I wrote was pure gold. Now I'm lucky if I find gold in a page or two...It definitely is a growth of a writer when we see and understand our pitiful prose is just that - pitiful...lol<br />@Elizabeth, what an awakening that must have been. Obviously a good workshop.Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-86778704158935442552012-04-23T14:08:23.108-04:002012-04-23T14:08:23.108-04:00It's a lot easier to rewrite than it was befor...It's a lot easier to rewrite than it was before the computer. I use different colors to highlight a problem area in my original. It is easy to find when I go to rewrite. I often keep a copy of the original so I can compare it to the rewrite. Sometimes the original is better, but not often.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-66295146126540161922012-04-23T13:52:46.675-04:002012-04-23T13:52:46.675-04:00Rewriting has become a lot easier with word proces...Rewriting has become a lot easier with word processors. In my initial draft I will highlight problem areas in a different color so they are easy to find. I sometimes keep an extra copy of my original so I can compare it to the rewrite. I sometimes find that the original is better. But not very often.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4058618819051890862012-04-23T11:24:36.406-04:002012-04-23T11:24:36.406-04:00I've been editing my writing all my life, but ...I've been editing my writing all my life, but I can pinpoint the exact time in October 2006 the second week of a three-week writing workshop) when the darlings I needed to kill started popping off the page at me. Rewriting is a skill that improves with practice--and with sharing our work with other writers.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-5875790899710514942012-04-23T08:40:37.917-04:002012-04-23T08:40:37.917-04:00Good topic, Jan; thanks. I'm very grateful th...Good topic, Jan; thanks. I'm very grateful that we are allowed rewrites--if that weren't the case; I'm afraid not many of my creations would survive the birth process.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12509339274328463082012-04-23T08:14:07.963-04:002012-04-23T08:14:07.963-04:00Good piece.
I think the key moment in a writer'...Good piece.<br />I think the key moment in a writer's career comes when you gain the confidence that if something comes out poorly it can be made better.Janicenoreply@blogger.com