tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post1183511430049932606..comments2023-08-21T20:51:35.856+10:00Comments on The Write Obsession: Insecure Writer's Support Group: Editing NightmaresLanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-28234136705043654042013-04-10T19:22:40.851+10:002013-04-10T19:22:40.851+10:00I can relate, editing drives me crazy, too. There&...I can relate, editing drives me crazy, too. There's always one more thing you find could be done better. You're right, eventually you have to trust yourself this is the best you could do and let it go. I hope it goes well!Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917704326736252690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-11139496789963884712013-04-10T04:45:16.461+10:002013-04-10T04:45:16.461+10:00Ouch! I hope things go better for you now, that yo...Ouch! I hope things go better for you now, that you'll know when your editing is done. <br /><br />All the best!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-75339636045007636792013-04-09T05:12:53.973+10:002013-04-09T05:12:53.973+10:00Hey Lan, I am so behind on blogging! All I can say...Hey Lan, I am so behind on blogging! All I can say is that you can tell you ms is done when the edits you make start making the ms worse. That's pretty much my guage. You're right though, there is no magic formula. Maybe we should make one!Camille Picotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202776373092423433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-27987375707797937122013-04-08T06:27:19.955+10:002013-04-08T06:27:19.955+10:00Editing can be so frustrating.
I find that its e...Editing can be so frustrating. <br /><br />I find that its easier for me if I do different passes in different "editing caves" The big cuts I make during read-alouds, often while pacing the house ;) Then I'll use the desk, the couch, the bed, or go to a coffeeshop to do line-by-line tightening, plot reconstruction, worldbuilding additions, etc, etc. <br /><br />Somehow the different locations help me feel like I'm doing something new, not the same old edit!Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-44293102489987375732013-04-05T19:32:12.592+11:002013-04-05T19:32:12.592+11:00As for me, I love editing. For some reason, it'...As for me, I love editing. For some reason, it's easier for me. Still, I wish you all the best, Lan! I've been lurking in your past archives. (How not creeper-ish of me, right?) And it inspires me all the more! I know you can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-85662519051227366752013-04-05T11:56:17.731+11:002013-04-05T11:56:17.731+11:00Hang on in there! There's a light at the end o...Hang on in there! There's a light at the end of the tunnel for sure. =)Georgina Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164961271767174713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-17022986723042465632013-04-05T09:23:50.675+11:002013-04-05T09:23:50.675+11:00That's the spirit! It is rough, and I know I&#...That's the spirit! It is rough, and I know I'm going to constantly think I need to fix one more thing, but I want to publish badly too. Hang in there! :)Jessica L. Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121327467707828026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-46448075897957348672013-04-04T14:23:53.258+11:002013-04-04T14:23:53.258+11:00Hey Lan. Sorry to hear about your editing woes. Ho...Hey Lan. Sorry to hear about your editing woes. Hopefully things will turn out for the better though.<br /><br />P.S. I have returned to the land of the living! Internet troubles all gone :)Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014211491573601722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-12730629901215387572013-04-04T10:07:55.944+11:002013-04-04T10:07:55.944+11:00I like how you kept this one short and sweet. Tryi...I like how you kept this one short and sweet. Trying to make a book work is super hard! We just have to do our best. ;)Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-7467740524134376122013-04-04T07:05:34.252+11:002013-04-04T07:05:34.252+11:00That's all you can do! Just do your best.That's all you can do! Just do your best.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-57395527225661094052013-04-04T06:32:38.781+11:002013-04-04T06:32:38.781+11:00P.S. I hope that didn't sound preachy. I SO a...P.S. I hope that didn't sound preachy. I SO am not one of those people. Just trying to be positive :)Ninja Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901215698632029838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-8529411422099581102013-04-04T06:30:47.672+11:002013-04-04T06:30:47.672+11:00Ha, great quote ;). I'm actually trying not to...Ha, great quote ;). I'm actually trying not to self-edit. This is one of my biggest problems as I'm writing a ms. I always want to go back and change things until it's "perfect." But seriously, editing can do great things for a novel. The end result can be so much better than what you start with--it's just tough to actually get to and know when you get to the finish line. Good luck!<br />Ninja GirlNinja Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901215698632029838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-77801949326863480392013-04-04T04:18:38.935+11:002013-04-04T04:18:38.935+11:00You're quite right, Lan. There comes a time wh...You're quite right, Lan. There comes a time when you just throw it in an envelop and send it off.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-74348142630759222122013-04-04T00:49:33.153+11:002013-04-04T00:49:33.153+11:00I can't even imagine how hard it would be to s...I can't even imagine how hard it would be to self-edit a novel. The longest thing I've ever self-edited is a 20-page essay and that was hard enough for me. You may hate the editing bit, but at least you're still doing it--that shows just how committed you are, which is AWESOME. Karen L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15308879061927532232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-11473962446292611732013-04-03T23:23:19.279+11:002013-04-03T23:23:19.279+11:00This is the part of my writing that I dread. I hav...This is the part of my writing that I dread. I have yet to start because I have no idea what to do. I've even had more book ideas, but I havent started to ry to write those because I know that when I'm dont I'll have to edit, and there will be a backup from my current book. Luckily there are professional editors for when I'm completely fed up with editing, I just have to start on my own first...Sherrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132055588504532128noreply@blogger.com