tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post5682162588242340172..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: Losing those dang words...aka dealing with editing.Marie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-90314979482181185022016-04-30T08:18:02.148-07:002016-04-30T08:18:02.148-07:00Sometimes we have to pull them out---but I think o...Sometimes we have to pull them out---but I think our stories ended up being strong because we wrote them, even if we eventually removed them ;).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-1392460179542646012016-04-29T09:25:32.860-07:002016-04-29T09:25:32.860-07:00I still have sections in my story that whisper to ...I still have sections in my story that whisper to me they just might not belong in that story and that they should be cut out. Sometimes I'm able to ignore them, but most of the time they win out in the end. Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-88941635979942704232016-04-28T06:14:10.238-07:002016-04-28T06:14:10.238-07:00Thanks! Although now I have an image of you runni...Thanks! Although now I have an image of you running around your house with a hatchet, yelling, "here words, come out to plaaaaaaayyy".Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-65652924948449140102016-04-27T19:47:22.866-07:002016-04-27T19:47:22.866-07:00I can be wordy, too. The saying is true, sometimes...I can be wordy, too. The saying is true, sometimes you've got to be willing to kill your darlings in order to make the work better. It can feel like wholesale slaughter as your darlings scurry about pleading for mercy, telling you how important they are to the story, reminding you how much you love them, but you have to ignore them and just do it.<br />Good points all, MarieSharon Rivesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973226291032550889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-69018505899721685852016-04-27T11:50:46.029-07:002016-04-27T11:50:46.029-07:00Me too- I over-write and under write at the same t...Me too- I over-write and under write at the same time (different spots ;)). And there are sometimes losing HURTS! But it helps when you look back and say, "yeah- that is better" :). Thanks for coming by!<br /><br />Marie- at day-job can't log into bloggerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-53979107621156646732016-04-27T09:29:40.686-07:002016-04-27T09:29:40.686-07:00I have a tendency to write long. The other week, I...I have a tendency to write long. The other week, I wrote a story that wended at 6500 words and I had to look at parts and say, "Is that really pertinent to this story, or did I just want it to be in there?" It's down under 6K now. It hurts, but it's for the better!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.com