tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post6710503083766647609..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Old IdeasAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-58267288140739952772013-02-09T09:59:37.351-05:002013-02-09T09:59:37.351-05:00haha. Yeah, I will definitely interrobang it up. a...haha. Yeah, I will definitely interrobang it up. and thank you!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-6649116602492365312013-02-09T02:36:38.508-05:002013-02-09T02:36:38.508-05:00Well, when you rewrite don't forget to solicit...Well, when you rewrite don't forget to solicitously put in these!?! Funny. <br /><br />For high school though, you can see the talent was there. HistorySleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502098938801373264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-18620597840047915742013-02-08T16:56:52.030-05:002013-02-08T16:56:52.030-05:00That's very kind of you to say, VR! It's t...That's very kind of you to say, VR! It's true that a lot of it could be revised out, but it'd probably be easier for me to just rewrite from scratch (which I've done for far less reason in the past!). <br /><br />I will never MAKE you read your old stuff ;) But sometimes it is nice to see how far you've come in contrast!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-75990606054085260812013-02-08T16:53:36.483-05:002013-02-08T16:53:36.483-05:00Ack! You are far too hard on yourself. The gold is...Ack! You are far too hard on yourself. The gold is there. With a one-pass edit you could fix everything you mentioned. Yes, your writing has improved, and now you see the weaknesses in your earlier work, but the raw natural talent is evident. Believe me, in my editing life, I've read copy for which there is *NO* hope, and this is not it.<br /><br />Oh, and while I admire your courage, please,VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-47509752676430413472013-02-08T11:05:20.848-05:002013-02-08T11:05:20.848-05:00I'm pretty sure I crossed the million words of...I'm pretty sure I crossed the million words of crap mark back with my first original Nanowrimo draft of Helen, so I am now supposedly in the "stuff that does not suck" zone! Hooray! Maybe that's why I've leveled up on the drafting stage.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-62969923384969484522013-02-08T11:03:34.438-05:002013-02-08T11:03:34.438-05:00Oh yeah, I am HYPER Vigilant about head-hopping NO...Oh yeah, I am HYPER Vigilant about head-hopping NOW *because* it was one of my weaknesses early on. No question!<br /><br />When you put it that way, it DOES sound VERY cool, if not downright Awesome!!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-47555638754018262302013-02-08T09:35:36.499-05:002013-02-08T09:35:36.499-05:00I'm right there with you both! I think it took...I'm right there with you both! I think it took, what, 3 books before I wrote one that was actually worth revising into something? Amalia can attest, of course, since I made her read those cruddy first attempts! Hah.<br /><br />I guess what they say is true, you have to write a lot to get all of the "crap" words out of the way. It's the only way to learn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-63378854853226662752013-02-08T09:33:21.463-05:002013-02-08T09:33:21.463-05:00The head hopping in the little example is the thin...The head hopping in the little example is the thing that surprises me most, I think, given your current opinion on that kind of writing! Strange how things we put in our writing early on can be the things that drive us bonkers later.<br /><br />I think it's so cool that you're actually delving back through this and are trying to maybe give it a shot! It might end up that you need to scrapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-21929610444078484942013-02-08T00:50:18.863-05:002013-02-08T00:50:18.863-05:00I can't tell you how many other books I had to...I can't tell you how many other books I had to write, or try to write, to get Forged by Fate all straight! I think three, at least! And I'm not counting the books 2 and 3 in the trilogy!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-58739624152515737922013-02-08T00:47:05.761-05:002013-02-08T00:47:05.761-05:00You're totally right--you never know what'...You're totally right--you never know what's salvageable until you give it a try. I started writing a second Egypt novel a while back, but it was so awful I trunked it partway through. However, some of the character aspects and a plot point or two made their way into my revisions of Hatshepsut. It took me almost two novels to write a good novel, but I don't care--I'll take it!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.com