tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post7995909930893037220..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: An editor's favorite revision toolsLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-88507591876905353722014-10-27T15:19:12.725-04:002014-10-27T15:19:12.725-04:00You're most welcome. Glad you found this infor...You're most welcome. Glad you found this information helpful. Staying organized is definitely a tough thing when revising. It can be so tempting to try to fix too many issues all at once. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-28364575872389617492014-10-27T15:18:00.756-04:002014-10-27T15:18:00.756-04:00I guess it depends on how rough one's drafts a...I guess it depends on how rough one's drafts are, eh? :-DLaurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-13796430091488560212014-10-26T23:49:52.706-04:002014-10-26T23:49:52.706-04:00This is so helpful. I tend to become overwhelmed w...This is so helpful. I tend to become overwhelmed with revisions and these tools make it more organized and manageable. It also seems as though these authors made checklists to make sure that the revisions are thorough. Thank you for sharing this with us!Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-21461413743214992552014-10-23T11:02:44.711-04:002014-10-23T11:02:44.711-04:00I like it 'cause that when the story starts to...I like it 'cause that when the story starts to make sense. ;PH. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-90717947508220062332014-10-22T13:06:00.014-04:002014-10-22T13:06:00.014-04:00You might benefit from outlining AFTER you draft, ...You might benefit from outlining AFTER you draft, to give you a better sense of which scenes are pulling their weight, and which need to be combined, expanded or cut. Sometimes a dragging scene only needs some inner trims rather than wholesale chops. Both of these books have really helpful information on pacing that would likely help you overcome the overzealous cutting habit. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-31426756926938339362014-10-22T13:02:45.194-04:002014-10-22T13:02:45.194-04:00You would probably enjoy Lyon's book, then. Sh...You would probably enjoy Lyon's book, then. She really takes the scariness and surgery feel out of revision, emphasizing how to make a story world and characters feel fuller. She notes that most first drafts are more of a skeleton outline, so revision often means filling in with new material all over--a kind of second-layer drafting, which is really quite fun.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-66936528235684766942014-10-22T10:41:08.901-04:002014-10-22T10:41:08.901-04:00Those both sound like great books. I'm going t...Those both sound like great books. I'm going to have to see if I can check them out from my local library . . . or check to see if I can fit them into my book budget. I struggle with the desire to "cut everything" when I revise and have left important scenes on the cutting room floor without realizing it (first novel, agh!) which then left me with some scary decisions to make in the second book in the trilogy. Revision is where the tough work is for me.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-49530378697862460762014-10-22T07:28:16.722-04:002014-10-22T07:28:16.722-04:00I absolutely dread it. If I take too long I can go...I absolutely dread it. If I take too long I can go cold on the story. I find line editing tedious even though I know I need it, And I hate having to tweak my precious plot. Conjuring up the story and reaching a satisfying ending is my thing and I hate all the other necessary stuff! Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.com