tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post3910144105244184684..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Keeping an Open Editing MindSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-58262440625321097032015-07-14T18:42:14.637-04:002015-07-14T18:42:14.637-04:00I don't think I've cut something that larg...I don't think I've cut something that large out of any of mine. I would do a lot of grammatical editing along with sentence structure editing. I have re-written a few scenes & paragraphs to make then fit better and once, I re-wrote an entire ending because the one I originally had really bit the big one.<br /><br /><a href="http://gbmjrflashy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Father Nature's Corner</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-72321111601827892832015-07-13T21:02:19.104-04:002015-07-13T21:02:19.104-04:00Difficult decisions to cut out something you have ...Difficult decisions to cut out something you have written. Best of luck with it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-66504824103109532342015-07-13T16:19:34.822-04:002015-07-13T16:19:34.822-04:00I often just rename a file and do my cutting in th...I often just rename a file and do my cutting in the new one. That seems to free me up for doing any major deletes. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-8779744644300936192015-07-13T13:08:44.789-04:002015-07-13T13:08:44.789-04:00I'm more like Chrys when it comes to editing -...I'm more like Chrys when it comes to editing - I don't mind rearranging/editing scenes so much (though it usually takes me a couple of days to psyche myself up to do it), but when I have to add in a new scene/information, I get stuck! I quite like editing overall, as I know my manuscript will be all the better for it in the end (I hope) :)Rachel Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848131947437970731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-33922635370975957682015-07-13T12:49:53.366-04:002015-07-13T12:49:53.366-04:00I've had to cut scenes and chapters and it'...I've had to cut scenes and chapters and it's always a little sad because I feel like I did that work for nothing. Usually, I can put a few things into other scenes so it's not all lost. Or I can post the deleted scene on the blog. It's something that has to be done, so as much as I don't want to sometimes, I cut and snip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-74449280375240713632015-07-13T12:49:05.096-04:002015-07-13T12:49:05.096-04:00Glad you figured out how to fix the beginning.
Som...Glad you figured out how to fix the beginning.<br />Sometimes we have to employ a little 'what if.'Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-22203653448069941402015-07-13T11:23:12.256-04:002015-07-13T11:23:12.256-04:00I never edit thinking everything's perfect. Th...I never edit thinking everything's perfect. There's just scenes that I like a lot, and I hate to lose them. Like Susan, I hate having to cut dialogue. Sometimes, I wrote an exchange that I just adore, but it has to be cut out later on down the line. It does make me a little sad, but I want the story to be the best it can be. M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-18306034238610105132015-07-13T11:09:15.931-04:002015-07-13T11:09:15.931-04:00I hate having to cut scenes or bits of dialogue I ...I hate having to cut scenes or bits of dialogue I really liked when I first wrote it. This is great advice.<br /><a href="http://www.susangourley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Susan Says</a>Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-34547367038199586942015-07-13T10:37:01.979-04:002015-07-13T10:37:01.979-04:00Editing is rough for me. I had to cut out a whole ...Editing is rough for me. I had to cut out a whole chapter in my last novel I published. Yet sometimes it is necessary, and I trust the opinions of my wonderful critique partners.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-26203745475615497902015-07-13T10:13:30.679-04:002015-07-13T10:13:30.679-04:00It's actually pretty easy for me to cut things...It's actually pretty easy for me to cut things out, even scenes, that are unnecessary. What I find hard is adding scenes in, which I've had to do a lot with my last WIP. But I did it. I kept an open mind. And my manuscript is all the better for it. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com