tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post8327423489671567396..comments2024-02-14T01:24:18.355-08:00Comments on Angelina C. Hansen: Rewriting--#WIPMADNESS Week 4Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-26296196715225115402012-06-01T20:00:05.201-07:002012-06-01T20:00:05.201-07:00Hop on!Hop on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-79507183143303011662012-06-01T19:59:29.438-07:002012-06-01T19:59:29.438-07:00Awww...I miss the hard copy and red pen. I'm n...Awww...I miss the hard copy and red pen. I'm not at that stage yet. Enjoy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-71127519004258743832012-06-01T17:19:59.679-07:002012-06-01T17:19:59.679-07:00No, Shari, I think I'm the worst at checking i...No, Shari, I think I'm the worst at checking in. :( So incredibly busy these days. I got a promotion and a raise at my part-time day job, so I'm putting in more hours, which leaves me exhausted.<br /><br />I don't have a lot to offer as far as revisions on a longer piece of work. I'm still trying to get my YA novel rewritten, the first go around! When I think about it, I get flustered, so I ignore it and work on shorter pieces. It's overwhelming. I got the most work done during March Madness. Yipee for #wipmadness. <br /><br />Now I just need to get back in the saddle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-78188764356444981472012-06-01T13:17:10.528-07:002012-06-01T13:17:10.528-07:00I'm such a delinquent wipmadnesser. *sigh* Mos...I'm such a delinquent wipmadnesser. *sigh* Mostly just delinquent with the actual checking in, though -- I AM revising! I'm working on hard copy, and I take my ms and red pen far, far away from my computer, because I am WAY too easily distracted by teh interwebz. I'm still not sure if this ms is salvagable, but I'll keep plugging away and see what I think when I'm done.<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration this month, Angelina! :)Shari Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495151345889657066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-50481583784529775982012-05-29T19:26:32.061-07:002012-05-29T19:26:32.061-07:00Thanks. Same to you, m'dear.Thanks. Same to you, m'dear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-33666042561496786122012-05-29T19:26:00.956-07:002012-05-29T19:26:00.956-07:00Here! Here!Here! Here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-42384526193810224092012-05-29T19:25:30.528-07:002012-05-29T19:25:30.528-07:00Parking lot? That's a nice way of putting it. ...Parking lot? That's a nice way of putting it. Before revising, I always make a copy of the manuscript, so I figure anything I cut is still around in the last draft.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-57950909293744779542012-05-29T19:23:53.406-07:002012-05-29T19:23:53.406-07:00I think there's loads of writerly life happeni...I think there's loads of writerly life happening in your world. Have a great week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-15391156987426651492012-05-29T17:07:48.357-07:002012-05-29T17:07:48.357-07:00I agree with Kjersten: very inspiring attitude!
T...I agree with Kjersten: very inspiring attitude!<br /><br />Thank goodness we can work in drafts, huh? I keep notebooks, too. Also a "snippets" file for each manuscript. That's where I put some of the things I'm cutting when I'm not 100% ready to let go. Most of what goes there stays and never comes back. If something is being moved there temporarily, I highlight it.<br /><br />Good luck with your WIP! :)Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-11271038332808486502012-05-29T14:02:21.021-07:002012-05-29T14:02:21.021-07:00Your attitude completely inspires me, Angi. Here&#...Your attitude completely inspires me, Angi. Here's to rewrites!Kjerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934151755377892504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-47484327630766031402012-05-29T13:13:43.049-07:002012-05-29T13:13:43.049-07:00I used a revision notebook too, and often scribble...I used a revision notebook too, and often scribbled things like "what the HELL are you doing? Isn't this way way off target?" but still, I kept it all there. I used post it (the big neon colored ones) to write down questions "Does this line up with what happened before? Will the reader pick up on this? Too subtle?" I also used a parking lot. In word, I kept it at the bottom of the document, in scrivener I create a separate doc for parking lot. Anything I cut, anything I think isn't working, gets shifted to the parking lot. That way it's not 'lost' and if it's really necessary, I can always retrieve it. So far, I've NEVER reused something that got relegated to the parking lot, but it's nice to know it's there.Alex Villasantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109677049281615295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-4266460023063537342012-05-29T09:13:01.000-07:002012-05-29T09:13:01.000-07:00Late, but I'm here. I think the Revision Noteb...Late, but I'm here. I think the Revision Notebook was a great plan. Frees up those creative juices :)<br /><br />I sent out two more queries, edited a chapter of the WIP, and finished two books--Glass & Fallout (Crank series)... So I feel I'm still living the writing life, if less ambitiously than I could be.<br /><br />This week, small goals since it's my birthday Sunday(!) and I'll have family in. Another edited chapt on the WIP. That's the goal. :) And cheering on my fellow WIPSTERS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253166034862608647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-76128938989988933962012-05-29T06:09:05.594-07:002012-05-29T06:09:05.594-07:00Yay. We've both got a new chapter 1. Keep swim...Yay. We've both got a new chapter 1. Keep swimming. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-81719672266446414822012-05-29T05:56:38.884-07:002012-05-29T05:56:38.884-07:00Preaching to the choir, sister! At least I finishe...Preaching to the choir, sister! At least I finished a shiny new chapter 1 for my WIP last week. I keep book journals, where I think through the process. Like you, I sometimes have way too many ideas flying at me. So now I need to get my head clear and nail down that through-line. Off we go...Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-10938792779588280932012-05-29T05:38:16.670-07:002012-05-29T05:38:16.670-07:00Thanks for checking in from the road, Kip. Hope yo...Thanks for checking in from the road, Kip. Hope you're having a fabulous time! See you in June. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-3088177803360362272012-05-29T04:58:11.987-07:002012-05-29T04:58:11.987-07:00I'm out on my road trip and all messed up abou...I'm out on my road trip and all messed up about what day it is, so here I am a day late. What a great quote. So true. I also like to scribble revision brainstorming ideas in my little notebook. That and initial outline brainstorming are the two things I still do on actual paper. It definitely helps me to think of bigger-picture things when I'm more removed from them. <br /><br />So great to hear everyone's progress here, both writing and revising! I ended up switching gears this week and instead of drafting more, I decided I was ready for a first outline, so that's what I did (in my trusty notebook, of course). Once I get back home from the trip, I'll be diving into drafting for sure! Hope to see you all next month at the next #wipmadness checkin. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-88022512705171865742012-05-28T18:27:06.506-07:002012-05-28T18:27:06.506-07:00You are very welcome. Yay for revisions! Have fun ...You are very welcome. Yay for revisions! Have fun hitting the finish line. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-85957640588213894492012-05-28T18:26:22.150-07:002012-05-28T18:26:22.150-07:00Interesting way to put it, ad nauseam. I like that...Interesting way to put it, ad nauseam. I like that. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-16794446519409644332012-05-28T18:25:05.347-07:002012-05-28T18:25:05.347-07:00You can always check in no matter what. We're ...You can always check in no matter what. We're here for each other, in good times and in bad. ^_^Happy to hear you had a better week. Revising can be agony or ecstasy, eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-57386828715287416932012-05-28T18:23:33.615-07:002012-05-28T18:23:33.615-07:00Your work ethic inspires. ^_^Your work ethic inspires. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-9217383397623933982012-05-28T17:34:11.414-07:002012-05-28T17:34:11.414-07:00As I barrel to the end of this first draft, all I ...As I barrel to the end of this first draft, all I can say is THANK GOODNESS FOR REVISIONS!! Hopefully, I'll get two rounds in before I have to show this to another human.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting this past month, Angelina!Jeanne Ryanhttp://www.jeanneryan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-67785016033899615982012-05-28T17:34:10.485-07:002012-05-28T17:34:10.485-07:00I made muffins and sticky buns this afternoon inst...I made muffins and sticky buns this afternoon instead of writing. But I claim the need to feed my company as an excuse. Of course, when I'm on a writing/revising high, baking would never drag me away for very long. I'm slogging through the lowlands, not making much progress this week, but continuing to put one foot after the other, or one word at a time. Registration for the Surrey Int'l Writers' Conference opens soon so I'm going to be keeping a bright sticky note on my monitor to remind me that there's a reason to keep working at this ms.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who revises ad nauseam.Carol J. Garvinhttp://careann.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-2213888901386557172012-05-28T17:31:16.585-07:002012-05-28T17:31:16.585-07:00Revising has been exhausting, wild, elating, depre...Revising has been exhausting, wild, elating, depressing... the whole spectrum. Sometimes I feel like I've made no progress whatsoever, which is why I haven't been checking in all that regularly. This week was a good week. Hoping to get this draft done by the end of the week... then on to the next one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-66341120383928570802012-05-28T15:48:11.059-07:002012-05-28T15:48:11.059-07:00I am revising away as well. I'm trying to comp...I am revising away as well. I'm trying to completely envision this draft anew, so I paused rewritting scenes to go through the whole manuscript and write elaborate notes, deepen characters, plot, world, etc. As I go I'm using post its to come up with stubs for new scenes. It looks like I should be done doing all this in a month and then I can continue the exciting step of rewritting, for real!! I did great in May and am hoping June goes just as wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813552261016651108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-33576896189276032422012-05-28T14:17:41.537-07:002012-05-28T14:17:41.537-07:00I found that rather comforting, too.I found that rather comforting, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.com