tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post7622487856469449103..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: How Not to Get Overwhelmed with RevisionsGabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-31583248930636682752015-03-21T06:25:08.046-07:002015-03-21T06:25:08.046-07:00Oh, yes, I love crossing things out. It feels so g...Oh, yes, I <i>love</i> crossing things out. It feels so great. :) I also definitely agree that tackling one aspect at a time makes the whole process much more manageable. I don't necessarily look at every page every pass for that reason! <br /><br /><br />And you're welcome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-44517457574191267632015-03-11T08:56:59.117-07:002015-03-11T08:56:59.117-07:00Yes, excellent points! What a great way to deal wi...Yes, excellent points! What a great way to deal with overload and tackle your story one section at a time. I tend to work the same way. Sometimes I'll pull notes into a separate document, sort by theme (like you did), print it out, and cross things off as I go. It's pretty gratifying to see my progress that way. <br /><br />I also think we can deal with certain aspects of our story when we look at it as a whole (plot, etc) instead of just plowing through the whole book, one page a time, trying to remember every little change that needs to be made. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Donna Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-12064746031601953052015-03-10T18:11:51.039-07:002015-03-10T18:11:51.039-07:00Awesome! I hope it works well for you! :)Awesome! I hope it works well for you! :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-10798824981131021982015-03-10T18:11:27.626-07:002015-03-10T18:11:27.626-07:00So the good thing about critique partners is you&#...So the good thing about critique partners is you're sending them work <i>because</i> you know it needs improvement. So it's totally okay—and expected!—that they find ways to improve it and fixes that seem obvious in hindsight. <br /><br /><br />So don't worry. It happens to all of us. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-33525706563806260292015-03-10T18:02:08.853-07:002015-03-10T18:02:08.853-07:00Thanks, Alexandra! I did a creative writing class ...Thanks, Alexandra! I did a creative writing class last semester, so I totally understand that nervousness that comes from sharing your work with a class. <br /><br /><br />I definitely love color-coding. Not only does it make it easier to look at, but it's fun. And pretty. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-7750539551470244882015-03-10T13:17:14.480-07:002015-03-10T13:17:14.480-07:00I'm so doing this on the next round!I'm so doing this on the next round!gricelhttp://marginaliaandsuch.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-61871808663039358962015-03-09T21:35:13.239-07:002015-03-09T21:35:13.239-07:00This is a very good idea; something I should do my...This is a very good idea; something I should do myself. Getting feedback is great, but a lot of times my editing life is summed up as "I have no idea what I'm doing." And getting through things one small piece at a time is very helpful; except, you know, when you have to step back and panic because how on earth could you send that to your CP when it was so obvious that it needed to be fix and you just... didn't... notice...<br /><br /><br />Great ideas, and thanks for giving me a little insight into an editing process! It helps!Heatherhttp://semilegacy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-57824133346658565602015-03-09T18:57:11.793-07:002015-03-09T18:57:11.793-07:00Great post! I'm in a creative writing class th...Great post! I'm in a creative writing class this semester, and it can be daunting to receive comments from fourteen different people, even when it's just on one chapter. I love your idea of color-coding and editing in passes--I did that when self-editing the first novel I wrote a few years ago, and found it extremely helpful.Alexandra Wendtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-91889488215115019692015-03-09T16:02:23.107-07:002015-03-09T16:02:23.107-07:00Definitely a good idea to tackle the macro stuff f...Definitely a good idea to tackle the macro stuff first. And yes, color-coding made the organizational part of me rather smiley. :) <br /><br /><br />Good luck with your revisions!Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-90690713479814721522015-03-09T16:01:28.280-07:002015-03-09T16:01:28.280-07:00Indeed. lolIndeed. lolAva Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-16196118027249137072015-03-09T16:01:17.139-07:002015-03-09T16:01:17.139-07:00You're totally welcome, Rae! Trading is defini...You're totally welcome, Rae! Trading is definitely scary (especially at first!), but for me a least, color-coding the feedback made the experience a little more fun (and less terrifying).Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-91708778436968719422015-03-09T16:00:12.503-07:002015-03-09T16:00:12.503-07:00Just three, believe it or not. lolJust three, believe it or not. lolAva Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-69833369954222209912015-03-09T15:47:57.505-07:002015-03-09T15:47:57.505-07:00Wow, how many different crit partners were you imp...Wow, how many different crit partners were you importing, Ava?Morgyn Starnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-29947107373508202972015-03-09T14:56:43.866-07:002015-03-09T14:56:43.866-07:00I have just ventured into revising my first novel,...I have just ventured into revising my first novel, and it can be a very overwhelming process. I'm actually plotting for a complete rewrite, and I'm changing a ton of the macro stuff now. After that I'll probably edit the finer details like dialogue and style with passes. I think color coding is a great idea, and it'll probably please my organized self.Ana @ Butterflies of the Imagihttp://butterfliesoftheimagination.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-15479368588606715662015-03-09T10:12:17.923-07:002015-03-09T10:12:17.923-07:00Oh boy. That's a lot of notes.Oh boy. That's a lot of notes.Robin Rednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-36626752269785800862015-03-09T10:08:51.329-07:002015-03-09T10:08:51.329-07:00This post is kind of awesome. I've been really...This post is kind of awesome. I've been really nervous about when my WIP goes out to CPs for the first time (like you said: NOTES). Putting all of the notes into comments helps (I'm working on my senior project, and every time I get a draft of a SS back from my adviser it's the first thing I do: put them all onto one word document).<br /><br />I think color coding sounds like a good idea...and tackling the easy things, first.<br /><br />Thanks for this, Ava!Rae Oestreichnoreply@blogger.com