tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post2312035774069523429..comments2023-08-17T04:03:48.173-04:00Comments on leftbrainwrite: Between the BlackLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-80123811002253794912010-11-11T21:56:56.783-05:002010-11-11T21:56:56.783-05:00It takes a staunch heart to cut away words that cl...It takes a staunch heart to cut away words that clutter up our writing. When I was teenager, I felt that editing was like cutting off limbs, one after another, and that the pain of their removal would come back to haunt me like phantom limbs.umbrellaladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640257199319618306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-68034012403657475202010-11-11T10:06:02.659-05:002010-11-11T10:06:02.659-05:00Thank you dear friends and fellow journeyers -- yo...Thank you dear friends and fellow journeyers -- you give me such courage! <br /><br />Lovelyn, thank you for visiting and commenting -- cutting scenes/chapter/characters IS oddly freeing. After the cut, which is itself quite fraught.<br /><br />Mark, your words always make me feel so amazingly good. Thank you.<br /><br />Kim, re the river stones -- goosebumps!<br /><br />peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-73835425443066739482010-11-11T07:03:34.808-05:002010-11-11T07:03:34.808-05:00Less is indeed more, especially when it is us who ...Less is indeed more, especially when it is us who do the cutting. I used to dread the edit pen but have found that it truly is my friend. I do admit however to a certain amount of remorse in the cutting, but for the good of all out they go. Happy murdering.Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-2190429644057158342010-11-10T21:55:27.901-05:002010-11-10T21:55:27.901-05:00Chin up my dear friend.
Your blacknesses and you...Chin up my dear friend. <br /><br />Your blacknesses and your white spaces are in a superlative sphere that I envy. Your writing is a true delight, no matter the word count. <br /><br />I do love the brevity and un-ness of the new opening. <br /><br />Re: the visage of stepping stones across a river. It is beyond odd that you used that exact image. I have a scene in STEAL AWAY involving Pete, a river, and manufactured stepping stones. <br /><br />Anyway -- keep on keeping on. <br />I wish you success.Kim/Kenaipinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-26664054494376628652010-11-10T19:20:33.513-05:002010-11-10T19:20:33.513-05:00It's more than just hard work. In my opinion i...It's more than just hard work. In my opinion it's the real work. Anyone can blather on and on. Writing isn't about the words written, it's about the words NOT written. You know this. You will create a work of art. I feel fortunate to witness a part of the process.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-53000452715111854422010-11-10T07:43:51.715-05:002010-11-10T07:43:51.715-05:00Even your posts about writing are lovely.
Creati...Even your posts about writing are lovely. <br /><br />Creating that white space is often times harder than blackening the page. Wishing you all the best in your endeavor, and looking forward to seeing the finished product.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-82811193872430187802010-11-10T02:43:23.324-05:002010-11-10T02:43:23.324-05:00Editing is its own arduous process. Best wishes on...Editing is its own arduous process. Best wishes on your progress, Linda. You know you have the talent to do it, not that the fact makes the work any easier.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-72319265118039151412010-11-09T19:31:25.901-05:002010-11-09T19:31:25.901-05:00I tend to do a lot of cutting too when I'm edi...I tend to do a lot of cutting too when I'm editing my novels. Cutting scenes can be a difficult decision, but it's also strangely freeing.Lovelynhttp://www.lovelynbettison.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-56583850259378949662010-11-09T10:28:15.422-05:002010-11-09T10:28:15.422-05:00This is a beautiful post and so true. Polish, shap...This is a beautiful post and so true. Polish, shape, and mold that pottery Linda and don't forget to be proud. It is a beautiful piece of work. Thanks for the update. I was wondering what you were up too.Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-32877499603947002212010-11-08T23:03:36.234-05:002010-11-08T23:03:36.234-05:00I love your analogy of a scene being like a river ...I love your analogy of a scene being like a river rock and the white spaces being like the river raging under the surface. That's exactly right.<br /><br />That is a pretty good critique from that query letter. It's nice, in a way, that they read book proposals that carefully.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-57448842029074321052010-11-08T21:34:34.297-05:002010-11-08T21:34:34.297-05:00that is a lot of words!
and I know what you could...that is a lot of words!<br /><br />and I know what you could do with some of 'em<br /><br />Write a poem or two or five.... Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702664099837224184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-90281743335415733822010-11-08T21:31:42.749-05:002010-11-08T21:31:42.749-05:00I like how you have counted the words you have del...I like how you have counted the words you have deleted, just as enthusiastically as those who have written 2,800 new words. Well, maybe not as enthusiastically, but at least with as much maternal love.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.com