tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post1151897431992642086..comments2023-10-22T07:50:01.015-06:00Comments on Notes From the Writing Chair: Plowing ThroughAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-24982532045358643162010-09-10T10:49:21.071-06:002010-09-10T10:49:21.071-06:00It is much easier to find the glitches in someone ...It is much easier to find the glitches in someone else's work, isn't it?lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-25815837101620763862010-09-10T09:51:26.094-06:002010-09-10T09:51:26.094-06:00I'm in revisions, too. Fun times.I'm in revisions, too. Fun times.Valerie Ipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958210886138097232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-68466563756883920782010-09-09T19:42:18.632-06:002010-09-09T19:42:18.632-06:00Thanks Dawn and Jan. It is definitely easier when ...Thanks Dawn and Jan. It is definitely easier when you have some detachment. I am so close to being done now, I can taste it! Thanks for stopping by.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-82495509542089683572010-09-09T17:38:41.259-06:002010-09-09T17:38:41.259-06:00You are right, it is easier to point out editorial...You are right, it is easier to point out editorial issue in others' work because it is fresh and there is that detachment. Which is why I love my critiquing group and my young readers group!Jan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-51232240902630562342010-09-09T17:13:54.108-06:002010-09-09T17:13:54.108-06:00Good luck, Angie! Isn't it funny how it can be...Good luck, Angie! Isn't it funny how it can be easier critiquing someone else's work? Congrats on being so far along with your novel!Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-65249303286114321042010-09-09T13:00:24.363-06:002010-09-09T13:00:24.363-06:00Oooh, good luck! For me, my characters grin or smi...Oooh, good luck! For me, my characters grin or smile or laugh way too much.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-35628405797962599672010-09-09T10:36:20.858-06:002010-09-09T10:36:20.858-06:00You're a good editor, Todd. Carol, welcome to ...You're a good editor, Todd. Carol, welcome to the blog! I am still getting up earlier. It gets easier every day. Thank you so much, Ali! And thanks, Leisha. I think sighing is a common problem. :)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-63275679842318239332010-09-09T10:13:11.609-06:002010-09-09T10:13:11.609-06:00I'm so glad your revising is going well. My ch...I'm so glad your revising is going well. My characters sigh a lot, too. Sigh. :)Hermana Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743516008894676257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-6733046472069799652010-09-09T09:49:15.753-06:002010-09-09T09:49:15.753-06:00Hey Angie! I gave you a gift on my blog today! htt...Hey Angie! I gave you a gift on my blog today! http://alicross.blogspot.com/2010/09/you-like-me-you-really-like-me.htmlali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-46177709004327106452010-09-09T03:08:50.135-06:002010-09-09T03:08:50.135-06:00Hi Angie, I love your comments, you sound like a w...Hi Angie, I love your comments, you sound like a wise night owl, I wonder if you are still getting up early. My characters always mumble and mutter, so sighing and chuckling sounds so much better!Carol Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061680473872301115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-40582542561489451522010-09-08T17:03:45.654-06:002010-09-08T17:03:45.654-06:00It just takes a lot of editing... ;-)It just takes a lot of editing... ;-)T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-83926923536959120852010-09-08T16:07:04.595-06:002010-09-08T16:07:04.595-06:00lol! sigh.
(that was a chuckle followed by a... s...lol! sigh.<br /><br />(that was a chuckle followed by a... sigh.)<br /><br />Man! Good luck w/those revisions, aka my LEAST favorite part! Me = also do male characters better than female (what IS that???) and have had to focus on dialog tags, too!<br /><br />Are we the same person??? ;p sigh.LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-49398900084136665972010-09-08T15:25:39.474-06:002010-09-08T15:25:39.474-06:00Luck! I totally laughed out at the *sigh* followed...Luck! I totally laughed out at the *sigh* followed by the comment that your characters sigh a lot. ROFL!!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-77214316414373701302010-09-08T11:43:33.992-06:002010-09-08T11:43:33.992-06:00Oops. Just realized I couldn't email Nicole or...Oops. Just realized I couldn't email Nicole or Melissa, either. Good luck with your revisions, Nicole. Melissa, I think it's hard when we're so close to the story. We can't see it as objectively. Thanks again for stopping by!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-57872166538286686972010-09-08T11:41:03.404-06:002010-09-08T11:41:03.404-06:00LOL, Aubrie. We all have different weaknesses, don...LOL, Aubrie. We all have different weaknesses, don't we? Thanks for coming by.<br /><br />(I think I responded to the rest of you via email. If I missed you, sorry! I love all your comments.)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-45966600406196274482010-09-08T10:11:14.655-06:002010-09-08T10:11:14.655-06:00Love the beam in the eye analogy for writing! Neve...Love the beam in the eye analogy for writing! Never thought of it that way. My crit group is good at spotting my characters' overuse of smiling, looking, and laughing. Good luck with the revisions.Stacy Henriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303383087338174942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-88360681527826006162010-09-08T08:38:37.690-06:002010-09-08T08:38:37.690-06:00Oh, sigh..... and then chuckle
;--) Me too! it...Oh, sigh..... and then chuckle <br />;--) Me too! it's amazing how you get stuck using same things all the time!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-84614040504924081592010-09-08T08:37:48.429-06:002010-09-08T08:37:48.429-06:00Good Luck. If you're like me, you'll thin...Good Luck. If you're like me, you'll think you've finished revising, then find something you don't like and start revising the whole thing again and again and again like a maniac.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-55442926410457820172010-09-07T22:38:11.932-06:002010-09-07T22:38:11.932-06:00I'm revising too! Again! *sigh* is never end...I'm revising too! Again! *sigh* is never ending ;p <br /><br />http://damselinadirtydress.blogspot.comNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-90076864507977398112010-09-07T21:43:15.721-06:002010-09-07T21:43:15.721-06:00I totally understand about how easy it is to spot ...I totally understand about how easy it is to spot problems in others work and how very, very, very hard it is to spot problems in your own!!<br /><br />Good luck with your revisions!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-6300387908463847882010-09-07T20:43:25.999-06:002010-09-07T20:43:25.999-06:00I like revising too. I'm finding I need more d...I like revising too. I'm finding I need more descriptions, because I have too much dialogue.Lisa Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518068664181314509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-56723042988942773962010-09-07T19:54:13.299-06:002010-09-07T19:54:13.299-06:00Good luck with those fun revisions. =)I find I add...Good luck with those fun revisions. =)I find I add too many breaths in my tags. Opps. =DCarolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-85884695602756671232010-09-07T19:45:55.613-06:002010-09-07T19:45:55.613-06:00I'm the opposite with dialog tags! I'm alw...I'm the opposite with dialog tags! I'm always afraid the reader won't know who's talking! My characters sigh a lot as well. Good luck with the rest of your revisions!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-21926360745946562242010-09-07T19:30:21.134-06:002010-09-07T19:30:21.134-06:00Congrats on the progress! I kinda like revisions t...Congrats on the progress! I kinda like revisions too. Most of the time:) Just learning stuff all the time, aren't we? I think this is a good thing.<br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494197888792366753.post-70072495722459227652010-09-07T18:17:56.845-06:002010-09-07T18:17:56.845-06:00You know what? I'm working on one where I swi...You know what? I'm working on one where I switch from male to female pov and the guy stuff comes out way more natural and easy. I have no idea what this says about me.<br />I too am about halfway through revision #1.<br />There are times when you just have to laugh because all of your characters are doing the same thing, SIGH...Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.com