tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post7536435693405814630..comments2023-10-26T07:08:32.738-04:00Comments on <br><br><br>See Heather Write: The Revision TangoHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18096173111325220168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-16903906477423681422010-03-24T18:28:23.255-04:002010-03-24T18:28:23.255-04:00This is such a great post! Definitely bookmarking ...This is such a great post! Definitely bookmarking for revisions. :D While I'm an overwriter, sometimes, I tend to withhold too much information on the first draft (something Weronika also pointed out on her critique of my pages).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-81091342802474397362010-03-23T21:31:41.396-04:002010-03-23T21:31:41.396-04:00Love this post. Especially because it's all ab...Love this post. Especially because it's all about dancing and writing (two of my fav things). Glad to hear Weronika gave you some helpful feedback. Good luck with your Tango.kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-76080895379429224762010-03-23T19:31:11.388-04:002010-03-23T19:31:11.388-04:00That was a great dancing analogy. It made perfect ...That was a great dancing analogy. It made perfect sense!Hayley Lovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16786674202167099600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-81663235160493708982010-03-23T17:19:26.568-04:002010-03-23T17:19:26.568-04:00Sometimes I feel like it's more of a revision ...Sometimes I feel like it's more of a revision breakdance than tango - a free for all where no one really knows what anyone else is going to do next and sometimes you lose your balance and fall on your face. I love this post!Anne Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142671531881407934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-86427201687863760562010-03-23T16:53:43.187-04:002010-03-23T16:53:43.187-04:00Great post, Heather, and such good advice. I love...Great post, Heather, and such good advice. I love the comparison of revision to dance.<br /><br />Good luck with your revisions. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-47818576510541142992010-03-23T09:48:12.867-04:002010-03-23T09:48:12.867-04:00Always looking for a good analogy to keep revision...Always looking for a good analogy to keep revision fresh and fun! thanks!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-63258505858020192312010-03-23T09:36:41.198-04:002010-03-23T09:36:41.198-04:00Having just received a few revision recommendation...Having just received a few revision recommendations from my agent that aren't too different from yours, I'm in a similar situation. And what was unexpected was that while, sure, I fantasized she would say "It's PERFECT! I'm pitching it TODAY!" I wasn't at all disappointed with her suggestions. Instead, I was excited to think about them and find a way to incorporate them.<br /><br />Have fun revising!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-29419129225786705582010-03-23T06:46:20.736-04:002010-03-23T06:46:20.736-04:00Ahhh, the back and forth of the revision process. ...Ahhh, the back and forth of the revision process. It is a little frustrating when you take the advice of one person and then the next person who crits suggests the total opposite. I wonder if there ever comes a point when you have to leave it like you like it and move on. I don't know...:)Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-40692739776666984212010-03-22T23:11:18.238-04:002010-03-22T23:11:18.238-04:00No sorority judgment here! ;-)No sorority judgment here! ;-)Jessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-16131787032671664702010-03-22T22:58:23.808-04:002010-03-22T22:58:23.808-04:00Great post and a great way of looking at the proce...Great post and a great way of looking at the process. It's amazing what the slighest bit of editing can do to the ryythm, flow, tone of a piece. And what one small revision means in terms of having to make other changes along the way. Not to mention how your own growth as a writer factors into the process. I'll go back to something I haven't worked on in a while and it's like I didn't even write it.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-90395063341926565042010-03-22T22:48:12.369-04:002010-03-22T22:48:12.369-04:00Oh this is so true, its so much give and take, ble...Oh this is so true, its so much give and take, blend, rewind, rewrite, add, delete. Le sigh. But it is a fun dance:-)Frankie Diane Mallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066659801542129040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762330519599483179.post-19436090048757846182010-03-22T22:41:15.146-04:002010-03-22T22:41:15.146-04:00That was so fun! Thanks for sharing this!!
I have...That was so fun! Thanks for sharing this!!<br /><br />I have a friend who meant to write a story in one genre, but her publisher wanted it to be another genre, so they're having her cut some stuff out and add another POV in. It's been hard for her. At times she wonders if it's been the right move--but her story IS getting published and she is learning a lot in the process.<br /><br />I've definitely seen how editing a MS can throw the beat of the whole story off. It's happened with mine, but my editor is helping me find the beat again. Thank goodness we don't have to do this all alone!! Great post!Mary Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381578745894421730noreply@blogger.com