Editing Wrap Up. New Series Tomorrow
Editing is done, well the editing series is done, and thanks to all who commented and wrote some great emails. Yes I read the comments, but I’ve been so busy… life and editing got in the way… does anyone know how to make twenty-four hour day into a day where there is about say, thirty-five?
If so I want to know.
Editing is important and there is an art to it– there are also so many levels of editing. It is called apply super glue to chair, sit on said chair and then work on the manuscript. To get off, beg laughing person to get glue remover… but only when finished. In other words there isn’t an art more so then there is time involved with it. Sometimes it will be easier to do and sometimes not– if you are currently self editing your soon to be published manuscript.
But I admit all of us want to write, and we want to be published. That takes time and a good idea for marketing, which is learned as well. In other words editing your work is a much, this will help get your manuscript published.
That brings me to my next series: it is a fifteen part series which deals with two things, that I feel go hand in hand, writing retreats, or classes, and mentoring. Okay now I’ve got your attention I’ll explain myself the idea of a writing retreat, or writing classes is to work with people who want to be published or have been already. There you show your writing in hopes to make it better, but what about time when you can’t go to a writing retreat do you make your own, and then have a person lead? But who leads or should lead these classes?
A published author, or an editor or a literary agent, who have experience in the business they tend to be the guideposts and advisers we all want and need. So why not call the people who’ve been there done that mentors? Or better yet, why do we not take their advice as well as we could?
That is the next series.
5 Comments
Joan Voight
Re: 25 hours in a day…as a writer, a big part of the work is staying in shape to labor on the computer for hours on end. In that vein:
Most people think I spend most of my time reading and writing. But mostly what I do is sweep. Actually sweep, mop and vacuum. Blame it on Voodoo-the-dog, a black dalmatian-mix who sheds like you can’t believe; Waldo-the-cat, who is huge and fuzzy; and a family fixation for renovating furniture, gadgets, barbecues, decks and whatever.
But get this—over time I’ve found the sweeping motion has become a therapy for a back and shoulders aching from the writer's computer crouch. Plus, the Cajun jazz I play during the task (in honor of Voodoo) seems to refresh my buzzing mind. How ironic, that I used to pay a housekeeper to come every week to do the exercise that is helping me keep flexible.
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Rebecca
As always joan makes a wonderful point, I would highly recommend her blog to everyone.
BeckyJoie at Leaders in Learning
Just curious. In your reading journey regarding edits, what have you read about the use of italics for inner dialogue? Some of my writing friends have varying opinions.
Rebecca
You know for edits I really haven't read much, I have heard two schools of thought, one you should put italics and the other to simply put it in block quotations, I prefer italics myself.
Pyerse
Interesting series. I look forward to read more about it.