tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post3517796413619214827..comments2023-04-25T13:17:58.342-07:00Comments on A Life In Stories: Re-writes, New Scenes, and a Very Chatty MuseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-39351500069778692812012-03-11T09:04:25.804-07:002012-03-11T09:04:25.804-07:00Aww, thanks for mentioning me!! :D
And oh my gosh...Aww, thanks for mentioning me!! :D<br /><br />And oh my gosh, I can't wait to read it!!! I'm so excited! I feel bad for continuously asking you to critique my chapters when I haven't done anything for you yet!!<br /><br />Also, I love first person. I'm writing my second novel (not the sequel to the one your reading... my OTHER one...) in Third Person Past Tense, but I'm thinking about switching back to First Person Present. I just like the way it sounds.<br /><br />Have fun!!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000569858548717605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-56568109980719756622012-03-09T13:31:05.275-08:002012-03-09T13:31:05.275-08:00I just registered (fingers crossed!). I adore the...I just registered (fingers crossed!). I adore the teaspoon...seriously. There is this wonderful shop called "Things UK" that I adore. It is a tiny little shop, packed top to bottom with things, and I could spend hours there. <br /><br />We go there for crackers before Christmas, and sporadically throughout the year. Let me just confess that I could spend a stupid amount of money there. (So if I ever win the lottery, or if my book does well, I plan to go crazy there! Things UK--you have been warned! Start stocking up now!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-18528045020114492152012-03-09T12:38:46.241-08:002012-03-09T12:38:46.241-08:00You're getting along well from the sound of it...You're getting along well from the sound of it, and your positive attitude makes me absolutely root for you! <br /><br />I think you're right to develop a thick skin. I sometimes think that someone should write a guide to what writers REALLY need, and the whole first chapter should be devoted to developing a thick skin. The writer could start with friends and family making kindly critcisms, go on to intelligent critiques from well informed strangers, then start posting it on their blog and asking the world for their opinion and finally offer their work for review by carefully selected crazies gathered off the one-star ranting reviews on Amazon :D <br /><br />Well, I suppose I am joking. Kind of. At any rate, I have found it's useful to be in the habit of assessing whoever comments on my stuff, to see if I actually respect their approach. <br /><br />Thanks for joining my blog by the way. Do you want to register for the giveaway? I wasn't too sure what to offer, so decided on a mix of things.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-10704747777644801682012-03-08T12:19:23.875-08:002012-03-08T12:19:23.875-08:00Fear not! Even if you WERE, though, I am pretty s...Fear not! Even if you WERE, though, I am pretty sure they have stuff for that...<br /><br />Seriously, though, I would not have gotten this far without your patience, and help, and reassurance, and enthusiasm!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-70859772080390640352012-03-08T12:08:38.373-08:002012-03-08T12:08:38.373-08:00All this talk about "fresh betas" is mak...All this talk about "fresh betas" is making me feel not so fresh. ... are you trying to tell me something? ;)A. K. Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601483975976721767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-79686731829587936492012-03-08T09:26:28.656-08:002012-03-08T09:26:28.656-08:00Holy moly! This just made me realize...I NEED SOM...Holy moly! This just made me realize...I NEED SOME FRESH BETAS. No, seriously. I need more eyes! If anyone wants to volunteer some eyes, feel free to leave a comment or e-mail me.<br /><br />(Hyperventilating.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-61029413204814654442012-03-08T09:25:15.622-08:002012-03-08T09:25:15.622-08:00I know what you mean. I always want to give "...I know what you mean. I always want to give "helpful" feedback, but then I worry I will hurt their feelings or alientate them. Such a fine line we have to walk...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-5058752191215834082012-03-08T09:24:07.342-08:002012-03-08T09:24:07.342-08:00Thanks! I have a feeling a will be needing a fair...Thanks! I have a feeling a will be needing a fair bit of luck if I hope to get through this without becoming "Psycho Writer."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-38581086393672142222012-03-08T09:23:13.363-08:002012-03-08T09:23:13.363-08:00I am starting to feel panicky...this is going to t...I am starting to feel panicky...this is going to take SEVERAL pass throughs just to make sure I didn't miss a third-person-past, or slip back into it.... STRESSED!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-79665112842959065812012-03-08T09:22:07.856-08:002012-03-08T09:22:07.856-08:00I have an out-of-state beta that I plan to start h...I have an out-of-state beta that I plan to start harassing next week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-84426429053985700262012-03-08T09:03:29.187-08:002012-03-08T09:03:29.187-08:00Deal.Deal.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-43874367236430585602012-03-08T08:02:41.086-08:002012-03-08T08:02:41.086-08:00Yeah, handing stuff over is hard. I always tell my...Yeah, handing stuff over is hard. I always tell myself that I can change it, but then I feel like I've used one of my fresh betas and now they aren't fresh anymore, so if I change things, they won't be as much help to me. So yeah, I'm always worried that I've wasted my one shot with a fresh beta. <br /><br />You'd think this would make me better about putting stuff together and polishing it up, but no. I sort of reach a point where I need some feedback, and I have to send it out into the world. <br /><br />So yeah, hard and stressful.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-57301457337779766972012-03-07T17:42:50.566-08:002012-03-07T17:42:50.566-08:00I'm actually more scared of reading other peop...I'm actually more scared of reading other people's work and critiquing it, 'cause I'm scared I won't do their work justice or give them really useful info! hahaTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-34117208352643238622012-03-07T15:14:34.942-08:002012-03-07T15:14:34.942-08:00Thanks for the recent follow! You have set for you...Thanks for the recent follow! You have set for yourself an awe-inspring goal. I wish you the best of luck as you embark on revisions!Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-80224696289547734212012-03-07T13:25:01.369-08:002012-03-07T13:25:01.369-08:00Changing from third person past to first person pr...Changing from third person past to first person present...wow. That is a huge revision, and maybe even rewrite? Yikers. Good luck to you!Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-21010495233020673652012-03-07T13:00:29.646-08:002012-03-07T13:00:29.646-08:00Fortunately for my beta readers they live in other...Fortunately for my beta readers they live in other states. I do harass them via e-mail though. :PLuanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-84171866300139104392012-03-07T10:44:34.933-08:002012-03-07T10:44:34.933-08:00Oh, YES!!! I know just what you mean. I have bee...Oh, YES!!! I know just what you mean. I have been know to talk AT people, too. (Usually they tolerate this admirably, nodding and smiling in all the right places!)<br /><br />Good luck on your re-writes, too. I never imagined it would be so difficult to get down on paper the story that is so clear in my head!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-67199806648999551992012-03-07T10:42:42.321-08:002012-03-07T10:42:42.321-08:00I will have MY muse talk to YOUR muse about this. ...I will have MY muse talk to YOUR muse about this. Deal?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-22122143292973014162012-03-07T10:41:17.190-08:002012-03-07T10:41:17.190-08:00You are incredibly patient. Thank you for letting...You are incredibly patient. Thank you for letting me so thoroughly (and thoughtlessly) dominate the conversation over lunch. I promise to return the favor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252890741829487017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-78033927005686743642012-03-07T09:59:47.408-08:002012-03-07T09:59:47.408-08:00When I hand work over to my beta readers, I don...When I hand work over to my beta readers, I don't even want to be in the same state, let alone the same room! Very brave of you to stick around! When they're done, I spend hours asking questions, trying to get more complete and direct answers, but while they read I couldn't bear to watch their faces.<br /><br />I have been known to follow my husband around the house like an excitable puppy when he's getting ready for work, talking at him about all the revisions I've made that day, or asking him if he thinks a new scene would work in a certain spot, etc. I have been known to talk AT him from the moment he wakes up until the moment he pulls out of the driveway. He accepts this behavior now.<br /><br />Good luck with your rewrite! I just finished a huge revision, and now I get to read it through and smooth out the rough edges, again, for like the 43rd time!Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-8730431934610221272012-03-07T09:31:01.518-08:002012-03-07T09:31:01.518-08:00Good muse you have. Mine keeps going on holiday.Good muse you have. Mine keeps going on holiday.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598544278562595293.post-88942279721865288482012-03-07T09:15:10.037-08:002012-03-07T09:15:10.037-08:00It's ok. I'm used to being stared at. Th...It's ok. I'm used to being stared at. This isn't my first rodeo with you, Ms. TZ. ;) I can't wait to see how this new scene plays out, though. I love it when the muse gets chatty.A. K. Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601483975976721767noreply@blogger.com