tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post7520081131861717814..comments2023-03-18T11:07:10.207-04:00Comments on Melissa West: Revision madness for a pantserMelissa Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966291275720561057noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-39425923201974947562011-11-04T13:53:19.089-04:002011-11-04T13:53:19.089-04:00Kelly -- Yeah, I totally agree re: agent. Though I...Kelly -- Yeah, I totally agree re: agent. Though I chose not to sign with an agent, I do find my editors comments to be tremendously helpful. I often have "oh yeah!" moments.Melissa Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966291275720561057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-83172966006385127362011-11-04T07:25:51.740-04:002011-11-04T07:25:51.740-04:00I go through several rounds of revisions looking f...I go through several rounds of revisions looking for different things each time. I love to print the manuscript out and use colored post it flags to mark the passing of time and major events. I'm a visual person and seeing it like that is amazing.<br /><br />I find revising based on my agent's edits much easier. She's very helpful and gives me suggestions for fixing. I do something similar to you though. I like to look at my previous version and write the rewrite separately so I can pull what's working from what's not.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-13518015196139451422011-11-03T11:56:50.114-04:002011-11-03T11:56:50.114-04:00Anne -- And don't you find those "ground ...Anne -- And don't you find those "ground the reader" tricks so hard sometimes. We, as the author, know too much about our story. :)<br /><br />Karen -- Ah, I can see you as a plotter. :) I wish I were. I plan on buying Schrivener soon so it'll be interesting to see if I like it as much as my Excel method. We get so set in our ways, ya know?Melissa Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966291275720561057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-75711436726836630532011-11-03T11:21:08.370-04:002011-11-03T11:21:08.370-04:00I've always been so in awe of pantsers. I just...I've always been so in awe of pantsers. I just can't do it! :)<br /><br />But we do have the Excel spreadsheet in common -- this is exactly what I do too!Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-88738137086131250072011-11-03T08:25:28.376-04:002011-11-03T08:25:28.376-04:00That's very similar to how I'm working on ...That's very similar to how I'm working on my current revisions, which are of the "let's ground the reader and drop some bread crumbs" variety.Anne E. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-8774868940997609512011-11-02T21:18:40.432-04:002011-11-02T21:18:40.432-04:00Rain -- I've tried to be a plotter as well and...Rain -- I've tried to be a plotter as well and I find my stories lack life when I confine myself in that way. I wish I were a plotter, though!<br /><br />Mirka -- Yay! Glad to see I'm not the only one that revises the hard way. :)Melissa Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966291275720561057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-68201677676959416822011-11-02T20:08:59.065-04:002011-11-02T20:08:59.065-04:00Melissa, we may be revision twins.Melissa, we may be revision twins.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565649801044338375.post-75535875216806135132011-11-02T17:06:54.764-04:002011-11-02T17:06:54.764-04:00Thanks for sharing! I used to be a big-time plott...Thanks for sharing! I used to be a big-time plotter. For a couple stories I planned EVERYTHING out before I wrote, but I never finished either of them. Hmm. So, for my latest story I came up with an outline for the beginning, wrote some, outlined some more...etc. <br /><br />Revising is also difficult for me. I haven't come up with a firm method yet, but I like your idea of starting with a spanking new document.No Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802794822033933906noreply@blogger.com