tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post5338635929273910824..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Are We Done Yet? How To You Know if Your Novel is Ready to SubmitJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-86616899061587124962016-09-24T09:07:00.184-04:002016-09-24T09:07:00.184-04:00Thanks! Thanks! Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-62457802038363627022016-09-24T09:06:48.069-04:002016-09-24T09:06:48.069-04:00Hehe, so true. There are things in The Shifter I s...Hehe, so true. There are things in The Shifter I still want to change, and it's been out seven years now. :) I think that's just the nature of writing. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-18924094465687806662016-09-23T18:23:57.099-04:002016-09-23T18:23:57.099-04:00Great post, Janice and good reminder to take our t...Great post, Janice and good reminder to take our time. @sheilamgood at <a href="http://cowpasturechronicles.com" rel="nofollow"> Cow Pasture Chronicles</a><br />Sheila Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399493893026314102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-30891461176678654552016-09-23T12:00:32.777-04:002016-09-23T12:00:32.777-04:00Driving, riding my bike, practicing on the piano, ...Driving, riding my bike, practicing on the piano, when I think of something I should add or change in the manuscript, I scribble a one-word note. Later, I attack the manuscript with the change. When will that stop, it’s never ending? Good for the rest of my life, not so good for the rest of the book! <br /><br />Janice, another great post!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527321732592253879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-85721042909999926542012-08-31T17:11:13.943-04:002012-08-31T17:11:13.943-04:00Carradee, you took the words right out of my mouth...Carradee, you took the words right out of my mouth. I'm also ready to strangle my MC and I think that means I need to do some work on her still, even after 7 years (same here). So I've done the same as you, starting tonight after feedback from a beta who just read the whole thing (that I thought was ready, silly me). I've opened a new doc in Scrivener below each chapter, and I'm going through rewriting and editing as I go. It's a technique I've used in the past and it helps me become AWARE of some of the lines that have survived uselessly through past revisions. <br /><br />Great post, as always, Janice!Cheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890805854685375778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-86848488280909207142010-08-22T10:09:38.384-04:002010-08-22T10:09:38.384-04:00Most welcome!Most welcome!Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-52641229452028571732010-08-18T10:22:19.706-04:002010-08-18T10:22:19.706-04:00I'm still at the "rush" stage even a...I'm still at the "rush" stage even after working on it for almost five years. I never get tired of reading it and tweaking it!D. D. Tannenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249522885951714102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-8984945320863135902010-08-17T13:34:18.551-04:002010-08-17T13:34:18.551-04:00I reached the "I'm so sick of it, I never...I reached the "I'm so sick of it, I never want to look at it again" stage, BUT I was also "unsure about something that affects the story, like a character, a scene, or a plot twist." (It's the one where I realized the book focuses on the wrong antagonist.)<br /><br />Musing on that made me realize that my "I'm so sick of this" reaction is to particular (parts of) scenes. I sometimes want to wring the narrator's neck for her to shut up. That's bad.<br /><br />So, I've started off with two parallel documents, the original and a blank page, and am rewriting things. For the first time in the seven years I've worked on the story, I can't tell you the first few lines.<br /><br />I'm only a few scenes in, but my interest has already increased. And wow, some of the details even INFLUENCE the situation, now. Amazing. [/sarcasm]<br /><br />I'm only letting myself copy and paste a line when I still actively enjoy and like it despite the many years I've spent working on this book. Anything less is getting kicked out the door--even if I don't see anything wrong with it.<br /><br />So, thanks, Ms. Hardy, for helping me realize what I probably need to do so I can love my book, again. :-)Carradeehttp://mistiwolanski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-37376586811992048352010-08-17T08:57:41.307-04:002010-08-17T08:57:41.307-04:00I'm definitely reaching the "I'm so s...I'm definitely reaching the "I'm so sick of it, I never want to look at it again" stage. I've got 30 pages of revisions left and then...we'll see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.com