tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post2117902194670710950..comments2024-03-27T21:43:43.640-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Even Famous Writers PoopDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-62524771032260586722010-11-05T21:09:15.029-05:002010-11-05T21:09:15.029-05:00I do love revision. It seems to me like it's a...I do love revision. It seems to me like it's a completely different type of thinking than writing the first draft, and I like it much better. Coming up with words out of nowhere to put on a blank piece of paper - now that's daunting! I'd much rather polish what's already there.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-55134829901731174472010-11-04T14:29:54.681-05:002010-11-04T14:29:54.681-05:00This is so funny! I actually like revision. I li...This is so funny! I actually like revision. I like the first draft too, so maybe I'm a nutcase. But with revision, I like the process of making a story I like even better. And you're right, no one does it perfectly on their first try.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-13547957457217109152010-11-04T11:20:58.555-05:002010-11-04T11:20:58.555-05:00After not looking at the first draft for a month, ...After not looking at the first draft for a month, getting it out for revision makes me giddy. I am excited about what I created, nervous about mistakes that I will find and humbled by the advice I have gotten from others. <br /><br />So I usually feel pretty good about it.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-82663355291090494412010-11-03T21:18:28.850-05:002010-11-03T21:18:28.850-05:00You're hilarious!! Thanks for the encouragemen...You're hilarious!! Thanks for the encouragement while I'm stuck in revision hell :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-33402423682962140102010-11-03T14:52:13.284-05:002010-11-03T14:52:13.284-05:00I love the first round of revisions. I get t relis...I love the first round of revisions. I get t relish the story in full and polish it. But if it requires three four times around, it bcomes laborius.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-17727030635427321722010-11-03T12:38:33.579-05:002010-11-03T12:38:33.579-05:00I'm on my tenth revision right now on a partic...I'm on my tenth revision right now on a particular project and I'm not loving it as much as I loved the first 5-6. Most of them have been light weight, the last two a little more drastic but I keep chanting to myself, "It's going to be so much better, it's going to be so much better..."<br />Chocolate and good music also help.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-18327981667912657402010-11-03T12:28:41.536-05:002010-11-03T12:28:41.536-05:00Definitely a love-hate relationship here. I love t...Definitely a love-hate relationship here. I love to start but then after a while I stare at the screen wondering if what I'm doing is really making it any better. How do I know if it's where it needs to be??? Am I going in the right direction??Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-56460922650829069802010-11-03T11:24:03.499-05:002010-11-03T11:24:03.499-05:00Ha ha! Lindsay, I love it! Bekah, I'd like to ...Ha ha! Lindsay, I love it! Bekah, I'd like to see people's faces when you tell them that.<br /><br />I have a love/hate relationship with revision. I'm like Falen--if it's just a little, I can handle it, but total re-writes make me woozy. <br /><br />It's kind of comforting, though, to know that the end product of Libba Bray or Stephenie Meyer or Kiersten White DOES have to be revised to be that brilliant. Gives me hope for my wonderful crap. :)Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-6918077583527336062010-11-03T10:53:26.392-05:002010-11-03T10:53:26.392-05:00Well I think that I am going to tell people that I...Well I think that I am going to tell people that I fart glitter and unicorns. Revisions are great and I certainly don't hate them!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-77193230378634621932010-11-03T10:36:23.863-05:002010-11-03T10:36:23.863-05:00This was a great post. Polishing our first drafts ...This was a great post. Polishing our first drafts into something better may be a pain in the rear, but I think the end result totally makes it worth it!<br /><br />JessicaJessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-83738414270620987102010-11-03T10:33:30.792-05:002010-11-03T10:33:30.792-05:00Love revision, and I am also a self-editor while I...Love revision, and I am also a self-editor while I write (Can't shut it off!)<br />Fun post, thanks!Rachel Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711443001167188505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-48587598411304921822010-11-03T09:59:03.933-05:002010-11-03T09:59:03.933-05:00it depends on how much revising actually needs to ...it depends on how much revising actually needs to get done. If it's a lot (or whole rewrites), no thanks.<br />Anything else i typically enjoySarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-73652342458145880452010-11-03T09:39:41.853-05:002010-11-03T09:39:41.853-05:00I used to be a hater... now I'm a lover. I did...I used to be a hater... now I'm a lover. I didn't realize it until I had passed the point of first drafts. I've written three, still haven't touched revisions, until this week.<br /><br />I finally got the feeling, the same one when I knew that my draft was finished. It's amazing that everything comes down to a feeling!<br /><br />BTW - Oliver Awesome rocks :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-50824887230641585952010-11-03T09:12:33.947-05:002010-11-03T09:12:33.947-05:00Well, you know my take on revisions well enough by...Well, you know my take on revisions well enough by now- I envy anyone who loves doing them. But it's reassuring to know that all our poop comes out the same way...Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-71006330196588857892010-11-03T09:12:28.981-05:002010-11-03T09:12:28.981-05:00and Kristal, LOVE the new face painting picture! (...and Kristal, LOVE the new face painting picture! (I know you've had it up for a few days but I keep forgetting to mention it) :DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-40485071918586121982010-11-03T09:11:58.562-05:002010-11-03T09:11:58.562-05:00LOL love the post, esp the title :D I sort of have...LOL love the post, esp the title :D I sort of have a love/hate thing with revisions. I love them for the most part, but the thought of them is sometimes cripplingly overwhelming to me. <br /><br />However, right now I'm in revisions and ADORING them :D I kinda prefer to have something to work with as opposed to a blank screen :DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-90490393980919969902010-11-03T07:50:52.886-05:002010-11-03T07:50:52.886-05:00LOL Lindsay.
Well, if your post title doesn't...LOL Lindsay.<br /><br />Well, if your post title doesn't get people to click on it, then nothing will!<br /><br />I'm a revision lover! It's the rough draft big that gets me.Kristal Shaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525399770612173357noreply@blogger.com