tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post6814460752427344273..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Revising Beginnings - Lisa AmowitzDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-78144570563252136012013-01-05T21:11:17.821-06:002013-01-05T21:11:17.821-06:00Wow! I didn't know about the secret board func...Wow! I didn't know about the secret board function! Thanks, Tiffany! Thanks, Becky and Katrina.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725012086692924891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-52671024559196239932013-01-05T01:48:35.359-06:002013-01-05T01:48:35.359-06:00Okay, now I want Scrivener. I do the images thing ...Okay, now I want Scrivener. I do the images thing with my main characters sometimes. It can really help me picture the story. As for beginnings, I tend to rush in. I'm still revising some old ms's that weren't courted the right way. I really enjoyed your 'ramble!' Thanks for sharing your process. It's enlightening.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-9465625280211236862013-01-05T00:18:35.552-06:002013-01-05T00:18:35.552-06:00This sounds a lot like my process! Makes me feel l...This sounds a lot like my process! Makes me feel like I'm likely not the only writer who was excited about the new Secret Board function of Pinterest so that I could use it to secretly and obsessively research my books. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641608488926357864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-49737135866459364022013-01-04T15:19:28.220-06:002013-01-04T15:19:28.220-06:00Revising the beginning was a tough one for me, too...Revising the beginning was a tough one for me, too - during my first round of queries, I knew I wasn't getting many bites on the queries with pages, but I wasn't sure where else I could begin. When I entered into an R&R situation with an agent, he advised me to start earlier, and I had to force myself to let go of this idea that every story has to start with a bang. <br /><br />Of course, later on down the road I found that some agents loved the new opening and some preferred the old one, but when is it ever straightforward? ;)<br /><br />Thanks so much for your post, Lisa!Becky Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891727235981320025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-48531038668239867332013-01-04T13:09:26.065-06:002013-01-04T13:09:26.065-06:00Happy to be here! Glad I could help. (though I thi...Happy to be here! Glad I could help. (though I think I rambled on a bit!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725012086692924891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-70171308348967202142013-01-04T12:55:34.124-06:002013-01-04T12:55:34.124-06:00Great info, Lisa. I'm going to start using Scr...Great info, Lisa. I'm going to start using Scrivener. I usually just use a lot of Word documents for all that, but Scrivener seems so much easier.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-19885703483255734282013-01-04T12:25:31.236-06:002013-01-04T12:25:31.236-06:00Revising beginnings is a tough one for me -- I usu...Revising beginnings is a tough one for me -- I usually love them and I get so used to the way I first drafted!Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-4560786160863182262013-01-04T12:16:40.891-06:002013-01-04T12:16:40.891-06:00lol yeah, it generally takes me as long to write t...lol yeah, it generally takes me as long to write the rest of the book as it does to write the beginning. And probably 90% of my revision time goes to my beginnings as well :) Thanks for the tips!!Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.com