tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post2162107599175685711..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Wait...wait...just a minute...Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-8667529699976967222014-08-21T07:02:27.923-04:002014-08-21T07:02:27.923-04:00They are, aren't they? :-)They are, aren't they? :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-27728436606710618642014-08-20T23:10:18.893-04:002014-08-20T23:10:18.893-04:00Very cute post, Liz : ) I edit as I go, too. I hav...Very cute post, Liz : ) I edit as I go, too. I have to, mistakes are such nags!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241448201184052072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-11609497648578690422014-08-18T20:16:00.186-04:002014-08-18T20:16:00.186-04:00Oh, I hope you do well! I never accomplished anyth...Oh, I hope you do well! I never accomplished anything past the 3rd day on it. I write much slower than I used to, so maybe I'll give it a try one of these days just to see if I can speed myself up!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-66523297561306882632014-08-18T20:14:49.305-04:002014-08-18T20:14:49.305-04:00Hi, Shawn. Sometimes it can help you get unstuck, ...Hi, Shawn. Sometimes it can help you get unstuck, too--that's the good part.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-74804449485867574592014-08-18T20:14:09.805-04:002014-08-18T20:14:09.805-04:00Yes, but I'm always thinking I can do better.....Yes, but I'm always thinking I can do better... Thanks for coming by, Abigail!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-71593828667281415292014-08-18T19:26:46.865-04:002014-08-18T19:26:46.865-04:00I can't, that's cannot re-read what I'...I can't, that's cannot re-read what I've written without doing some editing, no matter how small. No way could I write from beginning to end without stopping. That being said, next month I'm participating in a local nowrimo. I'm going to give it on heck of a try!Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-70607411350194365902014-08-18T19:08:48.963-04:002014-08-18T19:08:48.963-04:00I can't write the whole thing first either. I ...I can't write the whole thing first either. I usually edit as I go along too!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-56665795379576276212014-08-18T17:03:07.932-04:002014-08-18T17:03:07.932-04:00I think - especially after reading the comments - ...I think - especially after reading the comments - that there's no perfect way. Do what works for you. If your gut is saying edit now - then you should edit. Or what you force yourself to write, with your brain half-focused elsewhere - will also need to be redone. Do what feels right, that's the beauty of the craft! :)Abigail Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397595013684355100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-26661247428352736082014-08-18T12:44:40.275-04:002014-08-18T12:44:40.275-04:00I do the starting another project when I've se...I do the starting another project when I've sent one off, and it does save me doing the waiting-panic-repeat thing!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-31382276227930250462014-08-18T12:43:45.891-04:002014-08-18T12:43:45.891-04:00Yup, here we are. Doesn't sound as though we&#...Yup, here we are. Doesn't sound as though we're alone, though, does it, Margie? Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-25628808015631052062014-08-18T12:43:13.197-04:002014-08-18T12:43:13.197-04:00And I think you write so fast! Which just goes to ...And I think you write so fast! Which just goes to show how slow I am. :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-21208001846736506922014-08-18T12:42:32.591-04:002014-08-18T12:42:32.591-04:00I occasionally think it's junk when I go back ...I occasionally think it's junk when I go back to the beginning when the whole thing is written. :-) But I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who can't do the first draft.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-38989029550659890332014-08-18T12:41:36.123-04:002014-08-18T12:41:36.123-04:00I agree that rewrites at the end go fast for me, w...I agree that rewrites at the end go fast for me, which is good because I don't want to wait to send it out to the editor, either. I'm starting to enjoy this club!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-19954950489951809292014-08-18T11:31:29.279-04:002014-08-18T11:31:29.279-04:00I'm no good with waiting, either, Liz...but fo...I'm no good with waiting, either, Liz...but focusing on something else always helps, whether it's editing as I go (Yep, I do that) or starting another project altogether.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-18764271004525173882014-08-18T11:19:08.400-04:002014-08-18T11:19:08.400-04:00I wish I could be a steam rolling writer without l...I wish I could be a steam rolling writer without looking back until the end. Sadly I am not.If I know something is broke, I HAVE to go back and fix it or I'm like you, just sitting there staring at a blank screen.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-19997637085078840912014-08-18T11:12:17.306-04:002014-08-18T11:12:17.306-04:00LOL, Liz. That's just funny. I write kind of s...LOL, Liz. That's just funny. I write kind of slow. I write a chap, send it to CPs, wait (yeah, I hate to wait too), get chap back, fix. Write next chap. D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-61554769597627937042014-08-18T10:33:30.133-04:002014-08-18T10:33:30.133-04:00I always edit as I go. I've never been able to...I always edit as I go. I've never been able to write the proverbial "shitty" first draft. It's just not in me. I'm not a fast writer, but the upside is that I never think my writing is junk.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-31683916855334829352014-08-18T09:58:59.927-04:002014-08-18T09:58:59.927-04:00I edit what I wrote the day before then continue o...I edit what I wrote the day before then continue onward. When I get to the end of a chapter, I edit the chapter as a whole before starting a new one. Honestly, I don't understand how people write start to finish without editing. SO MUCH WORK after writing the end. With my method, rewrites generally take me a few days. So, no, you aren't alone!Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-44255836297710119402014-08-18T09:17:06.167-04:002014-08-18T09:17:06.167-04:00Oh, yes, absolutely, but then I change things... T...Oh, yes, absolutely, but then I change things... Thanks, Sandy!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-15031599151627370422014-08-18T08:40:21.438-04:002014-08-18T08:40:21.438-04:00I have to read the last chapter written to get int...I have to read the last chapter written to get into the flow. When I do, I have to correct it.Sandra Daileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096003641160112825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-12285542551150853192014-08-18T08:18:23.174-04:002014-08-18T08:18:23.174-04:00LOL. I think mine might be that OCD we talked abou...LOL. I think mine might be that OCD we talked about...Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-91367803576387685262014-08-18T08:17:40.017-04:002014-08-18T08:17:40.017-04:00I do that, too, and I like it--starts me off right...I do that, too, and I like it--starts me off right--but what I'm doing now is going clear back to the beginning and I really, truly wish I wouldn't do it. However, that being said, it does bring me in close to the story--a good thing. Thanks for coming, Ashantay!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-51913704048413671102014-08-18T08:09:20.320-04:002014-08-18T08:09:20.320-04:00I probably don't have to tell you why it took ...I probably don't have to tell you why it took me a solid year to write the book I just finished a week or so ago, right? I'm editor--first, last, and always. I can't leave my own work alone any more than I can leave anyone else's work alone. Yeah...I've never once gotten through a real true "first draft." It is what it is, baby. ;-)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-27947346947754036402014-08-18T08:07:18.957-04:002014-08-18T08:07:18.957-04:00I often edit the last chapter written just before ...I often edit the last chapter written just before beginning a new day's work. That throws me me back into the action and reminds me where I was headed with the story. I still do overall edits later on--and on--but cleaning as I go is my M.O. in writing and in the kitchen. (smile)Ashantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122891967983778466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-23192496768986339152014-08-18T08:04:24.970-04:002014-08-18T08:04:24.970-04:00I'll take wise! Thanks, Arsoleen!I'll take wise! Thanks, Arsoleen!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com