tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post3255413768048499014..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Be Careful Over-working Your Story. You Will Never FinishScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-12825123296824016792011-01-20T10:29:25.436-08:002011-01-20T10:29:25.436-08:00I agree with Bevv. You can tweek forever, but the...I agree with Bevv. You can tweek forever, but there comes a point when you feel it's good enough. I came to that point in mine. I felt it was good enough, changing the story anymore would be a disaster. (Now I have a friend being grammar police on it because I just can not space myself from my story to see grammar and punctuation and all that stuff.)Patricia JLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582005500429122486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-55467331655411116792011-01-20T04:50:12.881-08:002011-01-20T04:50:12.881-08:00It's reassuring to hear these words spoken by ...It's reassuring to hear these words spoken by someone else. I 'finished' my first novel recently. I use the word 'finished' in the loose sense because I have come to the conclusion, that I will never truly finish, I could continue to tweak for ever! I suppose what I'm wondering is, does it get any easier, with the second and the third?Bev Carrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-91222012263608769662011-01-19T18:01:58.376-08:002011-01-19T18:01:58.376-08:00Mary,
I had a feeling a few people would think th...Mary,<br /><br />I had a feeling a few people would think this. Here is the answer. If your story is done, and you feel it is pretty dang good then stick with it. Don't keep changing it every time someone gives you something new to consider. As far as the rushing, you don't have to send out a story as soon as it is done. Do your research and make sure you know the business and everything first.Scott Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-73670594437536571112011-01-19T10:59:32.435-08:002011-01-19T10:59:32.435-08:00I'm confused, but since no one else seems to b...I'm confused, but since no one else seems to be, it must be that I missed something. Yesterdays post cautioned to not get in a hurry and make sure it's your best. Today is, don't stroke it to death.<br />When you're new, it's hard to know when it's your best. I hope what I write five years from now is much better than what I'm doing today. But, I hate to wait five years to start submitting.Mary Hicksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-34979646430893603882011-01-19T08:23:51.225-08:002011-01-19T08:23:51.225-08:00Thank you for your great insight. I think tonight ...Thank you for your great insight. I think tonight I'll print instead of paranoid proofreading. With me, it's not about not being ready to move on. I enjoy writing, and I do love my stories and am eager to get them out there. Then, I can move on to the next series before the world in my head grows too large.Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-10799653765758884532011-01-19T07:28:58.691-08:002011-01-19T07:28:58.691-08:00Thanks for the encouragement to let it go and leav...Thanks for the encouragement to let it go and leave it alone!Megan Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887994339413887354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-92124910935318907522011-01-19T07:07:01.873-08:002011-01-19T07:07:01.873-08:00This is great advice. With my current wip that I&#...This is great advice. With my current wip that I'm finishing, I'm going to revise but not edit out my voice and original vision. It's hard not to though!Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.com