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@kate-flournoy. That’s awesome that your editing is coming along so well. I know with my novella I felt much better about it after I edited it, and that was just the first round. It’s comforting I can give it a third or a fourth round or even more until I’m satisfied. I find that as long as I haven’t been to engrossed in my story recently, with fresh eyes I can pick up on most of the things a normal reader would. I think the role of an editor is mainly to confirm our suspicions because I think we really know what’s wrong, we’re just attached to it, or we’re unsure. I always try to focus on becoming a good editor and that’s why I always try to edit other people’s stories because I know I’m not a good writer and never will be, but I am confident that with enough practice I can become a good editor. And that’s all that matters really.
Oh, and I do like plotting. I mean, if I have a plot ahead of time, I know I can have a good story if it’s edited really well. There’s only one uncertainty factor then instead of two. Plus, it’s kinda like living through your story twice. And it really isn’t very sophisticated with me. I basically just daydream a lot.
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@hope. Thanks. I might try that. They really do taste just perfect by themselves though. I normally blend my frozen strawberries with milk and maple syrup. *sneaky little laughter* Goooood
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Ha! I just read my first chapter and my last chapter. *choke, cough, laugh* Yeah, I’ve come a long way.
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“Wow, @daeus ! 😮 😀 You just climbed Mount Novel for the first time! Do you want to share your secret to success?” (Please do. I’m all ears 😉 )
Actually, @daeus , I really, really do want to know how you did it …
Congrats @daeus. (Here: ?????) 🙂
Ha! I just read my first chapter and my last chapter. *choke, cough, laugh* Yeah, I’ve come a long way.
*contented, nostalgic sigh* Doesn’t it bring such a feeling of accomplishment, @Daeus? Now imagine if we all grew that much with each passing novel! That would be totally… um… freaky actually. Eventually there’d be no more room to grow… !_! 😀
@kate-flournoy Yeah, wouldn’t that just be fantastic. I think I’d completely stop editing by my fourth book. It really does give a good feeling of accomplishment. I was kind of impressed with my scene setting actually, but the pacing was bad, and the conversations were bad, and I used too many adverbs, and my opening paragraph was way too boring, and … yeah. But I recognize it all, which is the good thing. It’ll just take a lot of work. There. That’s the positive way to look at it.
@overcomer Well … one big thing was that I was writing fiction. That helped a lot. Other than that, I think the biggest thing was that I knew where I was going. I had the ending planned out right from the beginning. Sure I tweaked and added things along the way, but I had a road map and the road map was encouraging because I knew it was good. I knew if I pressed on it would be worth it. That’s really what drove me forward. I was interested in my characters, sure, but I was also interested in how it would all end for them. As far as writing on a daily basis, creating writing routines (I generally write in the morning and at night) has helped, and also doing the “writing corner” thing here on the forum. That helps keep me concentrated.
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Hey guys,
I came across this while I was going through some of my old writings. At the time I wrote it I didn’t think it was a poem, but now I’m not so sure. What do y’all think? (Warning: Unedited version. Punctuation is basically nil;)
Thank you Lord for the bad days
When it doesn’t just rain, but it pours
When I feel trapped and snowbound
Or when the I can’t see the light
At the end of the tunnel
Because I know you’re there
Your Spirit dwells within meThank you Lord for the bad days
For nothing can separate me from your love
The snow is melting away, and soon will be a memory
Spring is just around the corner, and so are your plans for me
I can’t wait to discover them
Life is an adventureThank you Lord for the bad days
Help me to be patient
And bear my trial nobly
To live like I am dying
And to die like I’m going home.
Like all I have is the moment I am in
And like I have an eternity ahead of meThank you Lord for the bad days
For you remind me
That rain brings rainbows
And spring showers spring flowers
The snow slowly melts away
The darkness fades into glorious light
And Winter into SpringThank you Lord for the bad days
Because it’s the bad days that make me stronger
The little victories, that make me grow like youThank you Lord for the bad days
For they draw me closer to you
So I can get through the bad days
Holding your hand
Maybe the bad days aren’t so bad after all
But truly good days in disguiseWhat do think? Poem or prayer, or both? It’s pretty irregular …
@overcomer it reads like a poem, but in theory it’s a prayer. I love it! Polish it up a bit, and I think it will be absolutely beautiful. 😀
Thanks, @kate-flournoy , I will. 🙂
Just as a heads up, in case any of you want to join me, @daeus , @aella , @zoe-wingfeather , @spradlin , @writefury, @rolena-hatfield , @sarah-h , @bluejay , @faithdk , @hope , @gretald , I’m participating in a 100 for 100 Summer challenge Go Teen Writers is having. You can sign up now, but it begins June first, and we write 100 words of a specific project for 100 days. It’s gonna be fun! (There will be prizes!) I just have to pick a project …
Oh, and I’m also planning on entering this contest that Chuck Black is having too if I can whip up some decent artwork by September. Someone on here drew my attention to it. It looks pretty awesome! 🙂
Say, whatever you do, guys, please don’t ever get caught in the 3 letter name trap with your characters like the new Star Wars movie did. (It has a name, but I refuse to use it until I have to;) It drives me absolutely bananas!
Seriously, Rey, Maz, BB8, Ben, Hux, Poe, Ren, Han, (not that I’m complaining about his name, but I mentioned it just to show you the pattern) etc.
Because using more letters and syllables would have restored balance to the Force too quickly and ruined the movie. 😉
Feel free to rant about your own pet peeves. Actually, I’d love to read them! 🙂
@overcomer That’s funny; I hadn’t noticed all the 3 letter names. 😉
What I can’t stand is unrealistic emotion; when it’s not strong enough or doesn’t seem to flow naturally. That, and the overuse of the word ‘said’.
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What @hope said. 😀 Also, arcs of any kind. Scene arcs, character arcs, theme arcs, emotional arcs… if they ain’t smooth, I don’t like ’em.
I don’t like unrealistic emotion either, @hope , especially when it feels ill-timed or misplaced. Sometimes emotion feels ill-timed when it smacks you in the face in the very beginning of a book. I’m like, “Wait a second- I don’t know if I care yet! I don’t even know these people!”
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