tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post3412666198525020843..comments2024-03-06T22:45:33.943-08:00Comments on Trust Me...I'm a Writer: Resisting ChangeDottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-85779346307474374332012-01-16T22:01:51.150-08:002012-01-16T22:01:51.150-08:00Oops...I meant critic, not critique. I think my ne...Oops...I meant critic, not critique. I think my next blog post will be on proofreading.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-71460606549662924952012-01-16T22:00:29.338-08:002012-01-16T22:00:29.338-08:00Thanks for all the encouragement everyone. I have ...Thanks for all the encouragement everyone. I have a good friend and tough critique who's agreed to look at the manuscript before I send it out again. I trust her judgement completely. If she says it sucks then it probably does. :)Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-56544947490974868982012-01-16T21:59:32.665-08:002012-01-16T21:59:32.665-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-33621962097719791492012-01-10T19:24:47.280-08:002012-01-10T19:24:47.280-08:00Food for thought, Dotti. I just duz what the critt...Food for thought, Dotti. I just duz what the critters tells me. :-)<br />~JJ.D. Faverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539996141903955878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-73112696465221150702012-01-10T15:08:20.873-08:002012-01-10T15:08:20.873-08:00So true, Dotti, although I occasionally forget it....So true, Dotti, although I occasionally forget it.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099413627090939857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-25968842675934941722012-01-10T15:01:25.667-08:002012-01-10T15:01:25.667-08:00As mentioned earlier, I too find that when I don&#...As mentioned earlier, I too find that when I don't agree with a revision I try to think why somebody would have a problem with that section. What is it they're really trying to change?Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-59203258122701873052012-01-10T12:29:45.561-08:002012-01-10T12:29:45.561-08:00Revision is my least favorite part of writing, how...Revision is my least favorite part of writing, however, I now see it as the most important part.<br /><br />If a suggested change turns on a light bulb in my head, then I'm grateful for the help to improve my story.<br /><br />I learned a long time ago that I'm not perfect and neither is my writing. I have a file of "out takes" too, maybe one day they'll see the light of day again. Or not.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532664493808540001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-22559844190081769152012-01-10T12:16:48.429-08:002012-01-10T12:16:48.429-08:00Gwen, it's sort of like being Big Billy Goat t...Gwen, it's sort of like being Big Billy Goat trying to get his brothers across the bridge. With the writing being the troll of course, not the editor!Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-69337197237807346072012-01-10T12:13:51.555-08:002012-01-10T12:13:51.555-08:00Kristen, if I don't agree with a small change,...Kristen, if I don't agree with a small change, I ignore it and hope the editor doesn't notice. :)Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-64988962662517819292012-01-10T12:11:47.399-08:002012-01-10T12:11:47.399-08:00The sacred words we should all live by: "I am...The sacred words we should all live by: "I am open to any and all revisions.”<br /><br />As an editor, I sometimes feel like I'm fighting a wild animal trying to protect its young. <br /><br />As writer, I learned from my own experiences. If my editor wants a change and it improves the story, then all the better.<br /><br />Thankfully, my out-takes are becoming smaller than in the in-takes, which is a good thing. :)Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021826901970353055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819990066859704701.post-22728847655411253262012-01-10T11:00:20.423-08:002012-01-10T11:00:20.423-08:00If I don't agree with a suggested change--and ...If I don't agree with a suggested change--and believe me, I'll go along with 95%--I'll spend some serious time thinking about why the editor has the problem. Then I try to clarify things either in that section or maybe even in an earlier section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com