tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post5899711121241357702..comments2024-03-29T01:13:40.953-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: Revision – What Works for MeKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-56320193500321720962011-12-09T15:46:43.388-05:002011-12-09T15:46:43.388-05:00Elysabeth, you and I are definitely in the same pl...Elysabeth, you and I are definitely in the same place. In one of my books, Winner's Circle, I got the copies and then found that a word was duplicated on the rear cover. Embarrassing. I know we can't find everything, but going through the book several times and in different formats seems to help. Plus I have a great collaborator in my husband who finds all sorts of problems. He's not Nancy Famolarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276516645921716314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-60865864524392002962011-12-08T11:31:46.142-05:002011-12-08T11:31:46.142-05:00Nancy, it seems we are all in a similar spot in ou...Nancy, it seems we are all in a similar spot in our stories. I just released my YA paranormal mystery and am finding that no matter how many times you go through something on the computer screen you will also see things in a different light once the story is in actual book form. Case in point, I had gone through the first proof and made some suggestions for my illustrator who does my book elysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-42621796591525808922011-12-07T06:17:27.858-05:002011-12-07T06:17:27.858-05:00Maggie, absolutely right. I use my husband. He'...Maggie, absolutely right. I use my husband. He's my best critic. <br /><br />Yes, widdershins, sometime it does take repeat and repeat and repeat!Nancy Famolarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276516645921716314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-30553921042699580032011-12-07T01:14:50.095-05:002011-12-07T01:14:50.095-05:00Follow all three steps, rinse and repeat two and t...Follow all three steps, rinse and repeat two and three until done!widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205462833259334647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-66452454205168597182011-12-06T23:57:59.644-05:002011-12-06T23:57:59.644-05:00Great points nancy and all worthwhile. One additi...Great points nancy and all worthwhile. One addition I have is that, for anything significant, I always involve someone else. It's virtually impossible for a writer to properly proof their own work - your eyes and brain correct many little errors, so getting someone else (preferably someone picky) involved really makes a difference.Magdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-6029464160304840242011-12-06T16:39:54.239-05:002011-12-06T16:39:54.239-05:00So glad so many of you like the idea of printing o...So glad so many of you like the idea of printing out. It certainly helps me to see it in another medium. Heidi, I agree, it's rewriting that is the hallmark of a real author. Someone else said, "Writing is rewriting." Couldn't agree more!Nancy Famolarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276516645921716314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-80150853434762505572011-12-06T16:19:01.519-05:002011-12-06T16:19:01.519-05:00I'm also a printer-outer and when I think I...I'm also a printer-outer and when I think I'm finished, I run it through my e-reader. Amazing what I find I've missed when I see the book through yet another medium.Anne Duguid Knolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-66629217326458367322011-12-06T14:42:29.067-05:002011-12-06T14:42:29.067-05:00My favorite quote from Hemingway is "There ar...My favorite quote from Hemingway is "There are no great writers, only great rewriters." Revision is an important step in the process of getting your work published.Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-74071976505026164882011-12-06T13:12:33.653-05:002011-12-06T13:12:33.653-05:00Yes, the printing works. I find that if I'm in...Yes, the printing works. I find that if I'm in a different medium, I see different things. Having a collaborator helps too. My husband review the latest draft and made excellent suggestions, so it's back to the drawing board. I wouldn't change it, though. It makes a better product!Nancy Famolarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276516645921716314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-54189995442226540922011-12-06T12:31:20.293-05:002011-12-06T12:31:20.293-05:00I'm usually all over the place. Its just a fee...I'm usually all over the place. Its just a feeling that I think I'm finished. I send the MS to my editor for a read through and he gives me feedback. I'll make any major changes and plug gaps and holes, then its off for the proofreading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-82667809652869164492011-12-06T10:41:21.065-05:002011-12-06T10:41:21.065-05:00Great advice. I find I have to do what you said m...Great advice. I find I have to do what you said many times over on the same manuscript.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-15071335921431101962011-12-06T10:33:17.563-05:002011-12-06T10:33:17.563-05:00Great revision advise Nancy. Printing the manuscri...Great revision advise Nancy. Printing the manuscript really does help.<br /><br /><a href="http://karencioffiwritingandmarketing.com" rel="nofollow">Karen Cioffi Writing and Marketing</a>Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-29547025987801321452011-12-06T08:18:32.332-05:002011-12-06T08:18:32.332-05:00Nancy, great advice. I heartily endorse the "...Nancy, great advice. I heartily endorse the "print it out and read it" phase. <br /><br />One thing I find myself doing in the later phases of revision is secondary thread tightening -- that seems to be one of the things that slip by in the first draft.Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.com