tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post9123476100002926414..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Post Book Stress DisorderSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-84180619063489223572013-10-22T18:19:38.868-04:002013-10-22T18:19:38.868-04:00Thanks! It took me forever. I hope the editing goe...Thanks! It took me forever. I hope the editing goes a bit more quickly. I'll definitely check out that video (when I have 45 minutes to spare...)Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-21528168842751189392013-10-22T18:18:28.978-04:002013-10-22T18:18:28.978-04:00I think now that I've had a little break, I re...I think now that I've had a little break, I really want to start editing. I think the first draft really is more fun--it's more about getting the ideas out than getting it perfect. <br /><br />I just added you on the NaNo site! I need more buddies. :)Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-13835470727029850502013-10-22T17:12:57.614-04:002013-10-22T17:12:57.614-04:00Congrats! You deserve a week to rest up (or at lea...Congrats! You deserve a week to rest up (or at least a rest from writing). That's certainly an apt last line - and who knows if we ever "completely" complete anything? I know I greatly prefer the first draft. Feels a lot more free. I've got editing and NaNo, too. Want to buddy up?Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-5833260876746026462013-10-19T16:11:17.066-04:002013-10-19T16:11:17.066-04:00oops.. forgot to link to the video! LOL http://ww...oops.. forgot to link to the video! LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4oyePYhuEI&feature=share&list=PLbhPu40QqOwPXA2mzcF9sJNTBaab1BMeIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-27159573488212681862013-10-19T16:10:16.975-04:002013-10-19T16:10:16.975-04:00I'm so happy that you finished your draft!! th...I'm so happy that you finished your draft!! that is a big deal. I completely understand the way you feel. The anxiety. It is a daunting task. I have become much more comfortable with my first draft... but when it comes to editing, that is where my fear used to reside. When you draft, you have the safety net of knowing that there is an edit in the future. But once you sit down to edit, the pressure to be brilliant begins to close in. <br />It took me years to learn to edit in phases. and I still am imperfect. :) But I love the learning process, and am getting better at dancing around the anxiety. <br /><br />Good luck! And I shall check out #writeclub!!<br /><br />P.S. this 45 min video on the editing process by Dave Farland/Wolverton (one of Stephanie Meyer's teachers I believe for BYU) Has helped me TREMENDOUSLY. <br /><br />Also the book Immediate Fiction by Jerry Cleaver is BRILLIANT at perspective on the page. I was skeptical, but I devoured this book!!<br /><br />:D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com