tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post6565064061677401230..comments2023-10-15T03:20:42.697-04:00Comments on Blog of Author Michelle McLean: Hi, My Name is Michelle and I'm a RewriterMichelle McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-88250921739044245812009-09-11T16:07:00.856-04:002009-09-11T16:07:00.856-04:00Yep, I know, shocker huh. *sigh* Well, it's be...Yep, I know, shocker huh. *sigh* Well, it's best to prepare for the inevitable ;-DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-31678873232646092922009-09-11T15:57:56.723-04:002009-09-11T15:57:56.723-04:00Oh NOES! You mean my new novel won't be perfe...Oh NOES! You mean my new novel won't be perfect after the first draft, EITHER??<br /><br />At least now I can mentally prepare ;)!Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-57241221731339844802009-09-10T20:12:49.550-04:002009-09-10T20:12:49.550-04:00We certainly cannot rush the writing process. Some...We certainly cannot rush the writing process. Some are faster than others. I'm a rewriter, too, don't worry. Maybe it has to do with the name Michelle. <br /><br />;)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-31832334937329939452009-09-10T20:05:38.741-04:002009-09-10T20:05:38.741-04:00I so needed to hear this today, Michelle. Thanks!
...I so needed to hear this today, Michelle. Thanks!<br /><br />I am unagented, and my first novel is currently with beta readers. The critiques have slowly been coming in all summer - and they each confirm my worst fears - that the book is too long, too wordy, too detailed, and far from being finished. So, as I continue to delay the revision process (ironically, out of fear that it will never be done), I appreciate posts like these - which remind me that other writers (even agented ones) are going through the same darn thing. Cheers! :-)Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-90158350874598400232009-09-10T19:59:22.077-04:002009-09-10T19:59:22.077-04:00The hardest part of writing really isn't the i...The hardest part of writing really isn't the initial draft, in my opinion - it's the rewriting...and rewriting...and rewriting. But is such a necessary part!Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-50033843545428230602009-09-10T18:52:21.598-04:002009-09-10T18:52:21.598-04:00Yep, I'm learning to get a handle on my rushin...Yep, I'm learning to get a handle on my rushing tendencies. Usually, I finish the book and want to query it after one rewrite. In my grand vision, this book would already be making the publisher rounds LOL Instead, I'm only a quarter of the way through edits. But it is soooo much better than when I started :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-64329577304474091622009-09-10T18:48:31.106-04:002009-09-10T18:48:31.106-04:00I have to agree about the time things....but I do ...I have to agree about the time things....but I do wish I was faster at the rewrite thing. But when I rush, it's just not that good.<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-87230825503852460552009-09-10T17:07:46.819-04:002009-09-10T17:07:46.819-04:00I totally relate. Maybe it's good we don't...I totally relate. Maybe it's good we don't know the time involved when we start on our novel writing quests! ;) Another great post.Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-23664116567577637992009-09-10T15:11:56.452-04:002009-09-10T15:11:56.452-04:00Great post. I do like your "the learning cur...Great post. I do like your "the learning curve is a bit more curvy" line. You should patent that. I'm a re-writer. My only problem is getting to the end before going back to DO the rewrites. I usually can't wait that long lol.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-88444017933813877942009-09-10T14:49:52.580-04:002009-09-10T14:49:52.580-04:00Ah the delusions of experience! Yes, I have though...Ah the delusions of experience! Yes, I have thought too that after first book, second would be a piece of cake. With every new draft, I try something new, so I am still trying to figure out my best method.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-12053611794274240672009-09-10T14:42:36.145-04:002009-09-10T14:42:36.145-04:00So true! Keep going, Michelle. :)So true! Keep going, Michelle. :)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-27145611765967329102009-09-10T14:40:12.220-04:002009-09-10T14:40:12.220-04:00I have absolutely no idea what you are talking abo...I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I vomit out perfection. As do all of us. ;) ;) ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556206184198452490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-14790343888964210112009-09-10T13:17:10.544-04:002009-09-10T13:17:10.544-04:00:D Always nice to discover I'm not alone in my...:D Always nice to discover I'm not alone in my nutty tendencies ;-DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-26872365208073830482009-09-10T12:56:33.328-04:002009-09-10T12:56:33.328-04:00We all so crazy.We all so crazy.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-45954987138105058992009-09-10T11:48:52.958-04:002009-09-10T11:48:52.958-04:00I'm on my fifth or sixth round of full-length ...I'm on my fifth or sixth round of full-length edits. That's not counting individual section edits I do on the fly.<br /><br />I'm a serial editor, I'm afraid.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-1465819672566188742009-09-10T11:01:28.634-04:002009-09-10T11:01:28.634-04:00I do find myself going quicker than before.
Alth...I do find myself going quicker than before. <br /><br />Although, actually, I'm spending more and more time in edits than in writing than before.<br /><br />Last novel took me about 8 mons to write, but only 1 month to edit. (As you can guess, editing wasn't done well)<br /><br />This novel took me 6 mons to write (improvement!) but nearly 4 to edit. So the overall time isn't different, but how I'm spending that time is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-13412596404881803892009-09-10T10:40:29.990-04:002009-09-10T10:40:29.990-04:00my name is Michelle and i'm a rewriter, too. i...my name is Michelle and i'm a rewriter, too. i hear you on that wishing the first draft didn't need so much work and slowing down to write the subsequent drafts. i love first drafting but i really don't like editing.Michelle Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747275507200268417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-68222931484933293122009-09-10T10:36:39.773-04:002009-09-10T10:36:39.773-04:00My name is Scott . . . and I'm a rewriter.
I...My name is Scott . . . and I'm a rewriter. <br /><br />I think part of the writing process is . . . well, rewriting. Often, what I originally thought was shining brilliance, turns out to be a bit tarnished during the read through. So, I get out my handy-dandy microfiber cloth and begin to scrub away at the tarnish. Sigh!<br /><br />At least you know you're not alone out there!<br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-26282663124097046002009-09-10T10:18:57.787-04:002009-09-10T10:18:57.787-04:00'The learning curve is a bit more curvy.' ...'The learning curve is a bit more curvy.' Ha! You are hilarious and sure got it right. Time is the thing that gets me--I'm impatient and fear running out of it but that doesn't help a person to focus.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-89452782712040890652009-09-10T10:11:41.360-04:002009-09-10T10:11:41.360-04:00Two years worth of rewrites? Yeah, that sounds fam...Two years worth of rewrites? Yeah, that sounds familiar. Hopefully I've also done that learning curve thing well enough to shorten things up on the next book.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369952902975144773noreply@blogger.com