tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post3895003151944877975..comments2024-02-14T01:24:18.355-08:00Comments on Angelina C. Hansen: The Most Important Thing: Destroying your WorkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-7294265086624223012013-01-05T15:52:23.413-08:002013-01-05T15:52:23.413-08:00Yeah. It's easier that way. ^_^Yeah. It's easier that way. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-77511867439254572602013-01-05T15:51:45.039-08:002013-01-05T15:51:45.039-08:00Best wishes for a fabulous revision month!Best wishes for a fabulous revision month!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-76030127581026945742013-01-05T15:51:25.804-08:002013-01-05T15:51:25.804-08:00Thanks, Brooke. Hope your new year is off to a gre...Thanks, Brooke. Hope your new year is off to a great start!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-8574196552746174602013-01-05T12:07:33.187-08:002013-01-05T12:07:33.187-08:00I never really get rid of anything. Though I do pu...I never really get rid of anything. Though I do put it in a place where I never have to see it again unless I want to go get it :)Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-90215669956707764242013-01-05T11:33:35.679-08:002013-01-05T11:33:35.679-08:00I love that scary-delicious feeling of starting an...I love that scary-delicious feeling of starting anew. Like you, I rarely have regrets about what I've tossed. Besides, the bonfire is great for s'mores!Barbara Davis-Pyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588777745084453424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-72342917939131522013-01-04T19:26:31.287-08:002013-01-04T19:26:31.287-08:00Yup, I'm also digging into revision this month...Yup, I'm also digging into revision this month, and I love to cut! I think it's perfectly legit to realize that a given "darling" may work in a future book -- just not this one. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-27826810406389654722013-01-04T17:55:30.131-08:002013-01-04T17:55:30.131-08:00It usually is cathartic... after I get over that i...It usually is cathartic... after I get over that initial fear of "oh no, I have to rewrite all of that... and make it better." Starting over always seems to fix things, though.<br /><br />Wishing the best of luck to you in your revisions!<br />Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117376558000481427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-40064118850322481402013-01-04T17:19:48.158-08:002013-01-04T17:19:48.158-08:00Great analogy!Great analogy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-2697931020940766772013-01-04T16:24:22.433-08:002013-01-04T16:24:22.433-08:00And happy construction to you!And happy construction to you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-90384952781878702012013-01-04T16:23:56.924-08:002013-01-04T16:23:56.924-08:00And look what happened. . . And look what happened. . . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-38347309411673490272013-01-04T16:23:36.459-08:002013-01-04T16:23:36.459-08:00Yes. Recycled work is useful.Yes. Recycled work is useful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-66950971769182862352013-01-04T16:23:12.138-08:002013-01-04T16:23:12.138-08:00Keep trying. ^_^Keep trying. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-87816347480135857622013-01-04T16:22:52.233-08:002013-01-04T16:22:52.233-08:00Love hurts.Love hurts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-79323292974423604212013-01-04T16:22:33.434-08:002013-01-04T16:22:33.434-08:00Very liberating. ^_^Very liberating. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-69859675676363980272013-01-04T16:22:02.375-08:002013-01-04T16:22:02.375-08:00So you're in the "put down everything tha...So you're in the "put down everything that comes in your head" spot. Enjoy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-33847961510919937252013-01-04T11:57:42.711-08:002013-01-04T11:57:42.711-08:00My destruction phase will come later, LOL. Right n...My destruction phase will come later, LOL. Right now, I'm in the construction phase, just beginning a from-scratch rewrite of an old ms.<br /><br />Happy revising/hacking/slashing/destroying! :)Shari Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495151345889657066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-35515650621638378952013-01-04T11:04:54.597-08:002013-01-04T11:04:54.597-08:00I trashed 38k earlier this year. And I was in love...I trashed 38k earlier this year. And I was in love with Collette for years and years. SO love the quote.Jaye Robin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929739858812153990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-50200324704255320272013-01-04T09:02:13.394-08:002013-01-04T09:02:13.394-08:00I have trashed whole novels in the sense of rewrit...I have trashed whole novels in the sense of rewriting from scratch. I starting writing novels at 13. Looking back on the work years later, I found that though I still loved parts of the story and the main character it was impossible for me to write in the same style as my younger self (plus I needed to make huge plot changes) so it was easier to just start fresh.<br /><br />But always keep that backup, because sometimes you need it again later. There was a maze scene I liked in Violet Eyes, but had to cut. It ended up as chapter two of the sequel and fit there quite well.Nicole Luikenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372595852638729630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-42014859102363525352013-01-04T09:01:54.858-08:002013-01-04T09:01:54.858-08:00I'm trying to learn how to destroy my work now...I'm trying to learn how to destroy my work now. I sat down at my first draft and muttered, "edit, edit, edit." Then, miraculously, the power went off and I drank my coffee in the dark (true story).Nathan Hallhttp://www.nathanmhall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-16166555355991282192013-01-04T08:38:34.216-08:002013-01-04T08:38:34.216-08:00I just finished scratching what was one of my favo...I just finished scratching what was one of my favorite parts of my ms. It worked perfectly in my mind, until I considered the age group I was writing for. So, I killed it. Hurt? Yeah, but it was necessary. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-66408780682665857542013-01-04T08:16:09.258-08:002013-01-04T08:16:09.258-08:00I agree with you that it's cathartic. Sometime...I agree with you that it's cathartic. Sometimes less is more, and yes, while it does still exist in an earlier saved version, it's freeing to have the ability to get rid of what isn't working and try something different.Chris vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920938015472296076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-8676550716063485932013-01-04T07:40:08.863-08:002013-01-04T07:40:08.863-08:00It's just like knitting...if you're not wi...It's just like knitting...if you're not willing to undo your work to improve it, you shouldn't have started it in the first place.<br /><br />Great post!BR Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922746599627072649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-78390273664483329762013-01-04T07:18:18.866-08:002013-01-04T07:18:18.866-08:00I am starting a new project, but I can't help ...I am starting a new project, but I can't help myself. Every day I sit down to work, I read over what I wrote the day before and inevitably destroy a fair piece of it. So I guess I'm sort of with. <br /><br />On the last round of revision for my last wip, however, I started by axing the first 6 chapters!<br /><br />Good luck with revisions...we're right behind you :-)Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com