tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post115931189729389540..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: Taming the BeastMarilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159385310421575122006-09-27T14:28:00.000-05:002006-09-27T14:28:00.000-05:00WooHoo!! Linda said I could stop worrying about co...WooHoo!! Linda said I could stop worrying about commas. :-) <BR/><BR/>Okay, not really but that definitely frees me up to listen to myself and the story and not worry about the rules. Although, I have to confess that that's been the problem all along. I don't know the rules :-) <BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159383393214952292006-09-27T13:56:00.000-05:002006-09-27T13:56:00.000-05:00I feel liberated, Linda!SPI feel liberated, Linda!<BR/>SPAndrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159374828612320072006-09-27T11:33:00.000-05:002006-09-27T11:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159374675622297192006-09-27T11:31:00.000-05:002006-09-27T11:31:00.000-05:00I'm one of those folks who edits as she goes along...I'm one of those folks who edits as she goes along. I guess you could say that my IE and I have come to a compromise. No nit-picking (that's what my CP is for), but I do write/edit/write/edit.<BR/><BR/>I too have places in my ms that say "Look up flight times" "Is Texas Central time?" "Where does she live?" Being a pantser, I don't work all that out in the beginng--I look it up as I need it, usually after I've finished writing for the day.Problem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159370241766814792006-09-27T10:17:00.000-05:002006-09-27T10:17:00.000-05:00Hey, the only reason I notice those things is beca...Hey, the only reason I notice those things is because someone attacked my work with a red pen first :-) so don't feel bad!(although I still can't manage commas no matter how much Angel and PC try to help). <BR/><BR/>My IE gets bored easily :-) I know that's surprising to everyone considering I have the attention span of a gnat. I have to edit in small chunks because otherwise she wanders off to play with the kitty or check out my closet for wardrobe holes. As for her presence during the first draft...she knows better than to show her face. She'll end up drowned in the bathtub along with a character or two. <BR/><BR/>My alphasmart does help during that first draft though. But what helps more is that when IE does make a peek-a-boo appearance I usually just jot myself a note in my file and plod on. I can fix whatever problem she pointed out later. <BR/><BR/>InstigatorKira Sinclair - AKA Instigatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274056066229852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159367202582907672006-09-27T09:26:00.000-05:002006-09-27T09:26:00.000-05:00I've learned that if I put my IE on a sugar high, ...I've learned that if I put my IE on a sugar high, she doesn't hound me as much. I just write it and then go back and look for glaring errors. And I layer in little things I've missed.<BR/><BR/>Word verification: PKOUAO<BR/><BR/>Somebody say that. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159365776515052812006-09-27T09:02:00.000-05:002006-09-27T09:02:00.000-05:00Kathy,Only do it when you feel ready because conte...Kathy,<BR/>Only do it when you feel ready because contests are both very helpful and very evil. Keep that in mind.<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, handwriting the first draft has always been a part of my process. Probably because I CAN scribble, make notes in the margins, and such. It just makes that first draft (which I hate) somehow easier. <BR/><BR/>My internal editor doesn't really deal with the nitpicky details. I have a revision checklist for that. My internal editor is more of a worrier: Will this ever be good enough to get published? Unfortunately, she's a pessimist, like me. So I spend a lot of time in deep conversations with her saying everything I know I should. Maybe one day it will sink in.<BR/><BR/>AngelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159363443431884432006-09-27T08:24:00.000-05:002006-09-27T08:24:00.000-05:00My IE quickly rises from hell complete with show s...My IE quickly rises from hell complete with show stopping fire and brimestone, (cue music from Fantasia). I know when it's coming, I hear it's heavy footsteps, the flap of it's wings, hear it breathing down my neck and feel it slobbering down my collar. It likes to harrass, torture, convince me that my work is pure fodder and only worthy of gracing the garbage dump. Like a timid babe, I listen. I cower. I fuss and fidget, edit, edit, edit.... until I want to cry. <BR/><BR/>I'm considering entering some contests but the darned thing heaves out an incenerating breath of disgust and convinces me otherwise.<BR/><BR/>Help!<BR/><BR/>KathyKatherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1159362368266370032006-09-27T08:06:00.000-05:002006-09-27T08:06:00.000-05:00My internal editor was sleeping during English cla...My internal editor was sleeping during English class. She usually keeps her mouth shut while I write, letting me type whatever I want. When I go back and read, she might point out a few things, but overall, she's pretty laid back. That's a problem. I need her to shoot up flares when I use passive voice, head hop and repeat words over and over. Instead, Instigator reads over my stuff and can't launch fireworks fast enough.<BR/><BR/>IE and I are learning, though. After the last big round of edits on FE, I was successful in letting my repetitive errors sink into my head so I can pick them up myself while I'm reading. I'm sure Instigator will be pleased when the next batch of edits go out.<BR/><BR/>SPAndrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.com