tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post3428379302018700933..comments2024-01-25T18:57:50.181-08:00Comments on My Life as a Teenage Novelist: Editing. It's all about letting go.Brigid Gorry-Hineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-13339691880808500142011-06-28T15:14:02.969-07:002011-06-28T15:14:02.969-07:00Hi Ani,
It's hard to judge, having not read y...Hi Ani,<br /><br />It's hard to judge, having not read your book. Have you had others read your work? Because that's one of the most important parts. I can polish by myself over and over again ... but there are still errors and plot holes I would miss, if it weren't for receiving feedback from other writers. :)<br /><br />If you want to talk more about it, I'd prefer to do it by email––since it doesn't really pertain to this particular blog post. So, if you have questions you can email me. (brigidrgh@gmail.com)Brigid Gorry-Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-17143989901938568332011-06-28T12:55:38.179-07:002011-06-28T12:55:38.179-07:00I am a young high-school writer. I love to write, ...I am a young high-school writer. I love to write, and I have written a 45,000 word novella that I would really love to get published. I have polished it and polished it and I think its just about perfect. I have read so much about the publishing agency and even though my dream is to get it published, I am a very realistic girl :) and would appreciate your opinion on what I should do next... should I try to get an agent? Send out query letters and all that? Or not? I would really appreciate your opinion...Ani Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011062346167983198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-46403415299634144482011-06-27T08:13:36.078-07:002011-06-27T08:13:36.078-07:00Gracie - Thanks!
Anna - Thanks to you, too! Aw, d...Gracie - Thanks!<br /><br />Anna - Thanks to you, too! Aw, don't feel horrible about it. Yes, taking out the best parts and putting them elsewhere can help. Also, like I said above, I always keep my rough drafts. :) Thanks, and good luck to you too!Brigid Gorry-Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-27500938133192457002011-06-26T22:30:39.446-07:002011-06-26T22:30:39.446-07:00Agree with all of the above. I started looking at ...Agree with all of the above. I started looking at Sheltered and decided to cut the prologue out because it was just unprofessional. I felt horrible because I loved some of the stuff I had in there, but I put a few of the best phrases in the synopsis and saved it onto my computer.<br /><br />I love reading your blog, by the way. Good luck with Walking Shadow!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973039454399646467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-67331647805880958052011-06-26T16:01:34.313-07:002011-06-26T16:01:34.313-07:00Hahaha, that quote is awesome. And everything you ...Hahaha, that quote is awesome. And everything you said in your post is all too true. :)Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127447015151066065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-16807868956927687732011-06-26T15:28:53.043-07:002011-06-26T15:28:53.043-07:00Thanks everyone for commenting!
@Audrey - Oh! I f...Thanks everyone for commenting!<br /><br />@Audrey - Oh! I forgot to mention that. I always save my original drafts, too. I save them as PDFs so I can't edit them by mistake or anything. :D <br /><br />My girl characters tend to be a bit bitchy, too ... although usually they end up having a vulnerable side as well. Sometimes I'm afraid I'm just writing the same character over and over again, though. :P<br /><br />Glad you like the Lemony Snicket quote! The man is pretty dang hilarious. :)Brigid Gorry-Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481935746189946137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-57208547770719420962011-06-26T15:02:01.422-07:002011-06-26T15:02:01.422-07:00Amazing :) I've never been able to write more ...Amazing :) I've never been able to write more than about 80k on a novel. I actually applaud your ability to write 170,000 words. But also, great editing job! It's awful to kill your darlings, so I have a document I use to save everything I *really* can't let go of. That's not very helpful, but I like suggesting that to people. <br /><br />I tend to use a lot of adverbs when I write and it's awful because they're rarely needed. Do you have any tips on, you know... not using so many adverbs?<br /><br />I agree. So many girls in YA are pathetic in the extreme. Sometimes, I read books, and I feel like giving the afore-mentioned girl a good slap. I try *hard* to make my characters unpathetic but then they usually turn out bitchy and/or mean. :(<br /><br />I love the Lemony Snicket quote. I wrote it on my writing binder :)<br /><br />AudreyAudreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762462462047174838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-4144868946328020182011-06-26T15:01:35.924-07:002011-06-26T15:01:35.924-07:00That's a very good point. It is about letting...That's a very good point. It is about letting go. I've feared that parts of my manuscript that I like will someday be cut by an agent. I'll just have to accept that things come and go, but it's okay. :)Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364337739890543904.post-31069954366480849782011-06-26T14:16:39.492-07:002011-06-26T14:16:39.492-07:00Well done - editing is such a difficult process, a...Well done - editing is such a difficult process, and I applaud your method of taking 300 word chunks and rewriting them as 250 word chunks. What a stellar idea!<br /><br />I'll never forget the first timeI looked back at my mss and realized I had adverbs EVERYWHERE, a sever case of "Then-itis" and I had labored under the impression that I was JK Rowling and Georgett Heyer at once. It was horrifying.Alison DeLucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979026382091362305noreply@blogger.com