tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post4151011940372596946..comments2023-09-05T08:36:25.033-07:00Comments on Author Lisa Gail Green: Wrestling the Internal Editor - I LET Her WinLisa Gail Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-4567559666818201712013-10-30T21:09:53.816-07:002013-10-30T21:09:53.816-07:00I'm with Southpaw and Lee. I backup and read t...I'm with Southpaw and Lee. I backup and read the previous days work so I can forge on from there. I'll also jump back to a spot if I get a new inspiration.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-62702650592115284682013-10-26T05:04:29.278-07:002013-10-26T05:04:29.278-07:00I agree that's a rule for beginners who might ...I agree that's a rule for beginners who might rewrite their openings a hundred times. I try to take notes as I go for the rewrites. I might do a little editing, but not much. :)Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-26448687623198885832013-10-22T06:49:33.765-07:002013-10-22T06:49:33.765-07:00Drafting is hard for me, even though I outline (so...Drafting is hard for me, even though I outline (somewhat), so forward progress is important. But so is knowing that there aren't huge holes in my story. So I do edit as I draft. It's a good thing different writing processes work for each of us.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-58823826111474482982013-10-22T06:34:39.243-07:002013-10-22T06:34:39.243-07:00I don't look back. At all. Not until draft one...I don't look back. At all. Not until draft one is completely done. I outline a lot before I start, and use index cards for scenes. I do make a list of notes as I go, such as questions I might want to add or something like that. But go back and make changes while I'm writing draft one? No way. For me, that first draft is the hardest part. I must get through it and make it pretty later.<br /><br />But we all have a system that works for our personalities, and that's what I love about writing. There's not one right way. The right way is the way that works for the writer!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-77237759833016657642013-10-21T15:33:42.648-07:002013-10-21T15:33:42.648-07:00I think it depends on the writer. I go back and e...I think it depends on the writer. I go back and edit while I write. Sometimes it's as little as re-reading a scene after an absence so I can get back into it and making small changes as I go. Sometimes it's bigger, like adding characters, or themes, or subplots. Sometimes I make notes and promise to come back to it. It depends on the day, the problem and what I'm in the middle of. A writer just needs to listen to themselves and the story and do what's best for both.<br />S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-11127344380303973002013-10-21T12:18:10.302-07:002013-10-21T12:18:10.302-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only closet editor. I...I'm glad I'm not the only closet editor. I love editing best so at least review and edit what I've just written before moving on. And yes, it's slower but I'm thinking I'll have fewer big revisions of the manuscript. We'll see how it goes.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-59055106804932818472013-10-21T10:10:00.584-07:002013-10-21T10:10:00.584-07:00I do what Southpaw does. A bit of distance makes i...I do what Southpaw does. A bit of distance makes it easy to see changes you want or need to make. As to rules I like to break: starting sentences with And and But is one. Writing in fragments is another. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-48243658657634033132013-10-21T07:43:43.752-07:002013-10-21T07:43:43.752-07:00I like to read why I wrote the day before so I can...I like to read why I wrote the day before so I can get into the right frame of mind. If I see something that didn't work, I fix it. I don't nit-pic it in terms of having it perfect because I know I may cut the whole deal during the 2nd draft.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-54261349202789788692013-10-21T05:12:57.487-07:002013-10-21T05:12:57.487-07:00Guess I'm a BA right along with you. I do thin...Guess I'm a BA right along with you. I do think, at times, editing on the go slows me down. However, I'm like you. I can't fully move forward unless I fix it so it doesn't affect the story later on. I'm talking about plot, holes, and character arc, here. Grammatical errors can wait - well, at least for me...sometimes. :)S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-8455573622364780622013-10-21T04:58:25.780-07:002013-10-21T04:58:25.780-07:00I outline extensively before I start, but that doe...I outline extensively before I start, but that doesn't mean things don't change as I write the first draft. Usually I won't go back and edit based on that, unless I really know what I need to do and it can't wait. Otherwise, I just jot a note to myself in my Scrivener sidebar so I know it needs to be dealt with in the second draft. As more micro-editing as I write the first draft. Doesn't happen. When writing my first draft, I'm more concerned about reaching daily writing goals than editing. If I edit, then I'd never get much written. Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com