tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post2450555705439544829..comments2024-03-28T08:21:40.779-05:00Comments on A Writer's Faith: editing encouragementKatie Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-43043375283189503452017-02-11T16:15:25.574-06:002017-02-11T16:15:25.574-06:00This is awesome! I'm currently editing and nee...This is awesome! I'm currently editing and needed this. (Also, I believe I've read a post or two, but other than that this is my first time visiting your blog. I'm an enfp/Twenty One Pilots and pizza fan too. And when I say pizza, I literally mean I created a pizza fandom.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492132913912177695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-71560854555914513902017-01-25T08:42:43.141-06:002017-01-25T08:42:43.141-06:00Thanks s'much, Katie! I really appreciate it. ...Thanks s'much, Katie! I really appreciate it. :) I'll be sure to let you know how things go! :DGrace (The Girl Upstairs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598404705255896305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-59499888851134719812017-01-23T23:53:01.713-06:002017-01-23T23:53:01.713-06:00Trying to figure out where to start is one of the ...Trying to figure out where to start is one of the hardest steps. I love this post by Nadine Brandes (http://nadinebrandes.com/2015/09/23/how-to-self-edit-your-manuscript/). <br /><br />For the most part, I follow her progress. I let my novel sit, and then I read through the first draft (which includes lots of cringing.). I make loooots of notes on what needs to be changed, and often I'll rewrite it all or outline it from start to finish. Outlines/checklists are very helpful when it comes to editing. Make sure to take it slowly -- editing is not something to rush through.<br /><br />You have to kind of make your own editing process up as you go, if that makes sense. I know some writers print out their novel and scribble in the margins, and others go through it from the beginning, and some hop around... it's a trial and error process. :) <br /><br />YOU CAN DO IT! Let me know how the editing goes. :DKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-83442888602769833462017-01-23T23:47:44.238-06:002017-01-23T23:47:44.238-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-78971248336538562322017-01-23T23:47:22.616-06:002017-01-23T23:47:22.616-06:00Thank youu. <3
Ugh. Beta comments. They are th...Thank youu. <3<br /><br />Ugh. Beta comments. They are the best, but yet making changes to feedback can also be crazy exhausting. YOU CAN DO THIS. <br /><br />(eeeeep thank you!! I just finished my third draft so now I'm wondering what to do since I didn't quite make 40 hours yet. *quietly freaks out*)Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-41880984313959754722017-01-23T23:46:14.104-06:002017-01-23T23:46:14.104-06:00I KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD. You got this. <3I KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD. You got this. <3Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-67483255901293766242017-01-23T13:35:49.491-06:002017-01-23T13:35:49.491-06:00Hi, Katie! I discovered your blog a little while b...Hi, Katie! I discovered your blog a little while back, and I love it! (Although for reasons unbeknownst to me, I have commented. :P)<br />Anyhow, I had a question for you...<br />I'm completely new to editing - having finished my very first draft for NaNoWriMo - and I have no clue where to start, begin, or anything. Since you have some novelling experience, could you give me some ideas? How do you go about editing? What do you start with? Or do you know of any sites that will help? <br />Thank you SO much! :D<br />~Grace | https://theupstairsgirl.wordpress.com/Grace (The Girl Upstairs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08598404705255896305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-25664234220071961752017-01-21T11:48:27.098-06:002017-01-21T11:48:27.098-06:00Oooh, thanks so much for the step-by-step!!! It...Oooh, thanks so much for the step-by-step!!! It's so hard to reread my frist draft and correct aaallll the grammatical errors, misspelling, sentence structure, and whatnot, but it's a good idea to put the less important stuff aside till later. I try not to print stuff out till much later too, though :P<br /><br />Writer's conference? That builds confidence too. :) I've never been to one before, but I saw all the hype about Realm Makers and now I really really want to go this year :DS. M. Metzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054806048938655453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-57485761036700196972017-01-20T12:25:37.292-06:002017-01-20T12:25:37.292-06:00Thank you for this!!! Great post!!!!
TG xxx
target...Thank you for this!!! Great post!!!!<br />TG xxx<br />targetgirlonline.blogspot.com Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252098814742102308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-44840573253381279922017-01-19T20:24:30.368-06:002017-01-19T20:24:30.368-06:00Katie thank you so much for this post <3 I will...Katie thank you so much for this post <3 I will most definitely be referring back to this in the future. <br /><br />Right now I'm in the middle of this third draft, working through all of my beta reader comments. But I just finished one of the hardest chapters this evening so *heavy sigh of thankfullnes* here's to hoping things will be a leettle better after this ;)<br />also CONGRATS ON REACHING 25 HOURS IN YOUR EDITING. ^.^<br /><br />jeniquablog.wordpress.comwelcome to hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219265620491689459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-18040006193278911762017-01-18T21:21:53.278-06:002017-01-18T21:21:53.278-06:00Oh my goodness thank you so much for this! I'm...Oh my goodness thank you so much for this! I'm editing my novel Runaway AND IT IS HARD. But I can do the thing. Micaiah Saldañahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429189684296844482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-18936753620250321672017-01-17T21:35:39.023-06:002017-01-17T21:35:39.023-06:00Of course! Thanks for reading and commenting. <...Of course! Thanks for reading and commenting. <3Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-76033127237828933272017-01-17T21:35:22.872-06:002017-01-17T21:35:22.872-06:00Very true. I love what editing does... just... I s...Very true. I love what editing does... just... I struggle actually doing it. xD<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-87814487622676108862017-01-17T21:32:10.104-06:002017-01-17T21:32:10.104-06:00DUDE YOU WILL ROCK THIS. I cannot wait for you to ...DUDE YOU WILL ROCK THIS. I cannot wait for you to start because then the book is one step closer to being in my hands. ajsdkfl; <3Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-70328009943299272672017-01-17T21:30:57.100-06:002017-01-17T21:30:57.100-06:00Editing is always a scary thought, but it's so...Editing is always a scary thought, but it's so worth it. Good luck on the writing and editing! :DKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-17158896809378383322017-01-17T21:30:20.105-06:002017-01-17T21:30:20.105-06:00HMMM. I wonder why. xDHMMM. I wonder why. xDKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-44845997378057957242017-01-17T21:29:59.869-06:002017-01-17T21:29:59.869-06:00Line edits! That's my favorite part of the edi...Line edits! That's my favorite part of the editing process. And second drafts... those are my least. xD<br /><br />It will totally be worth it. You got this.<br /><br />Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-62113802056376285542017-01-17T21:28:12.785-06:002017-01-17T21:28:12.785-06:00I AM SO GLAD. <3I AM SO GLAD. <3 Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-5000110794446338842017-01-17T21:27:53.681-06:002017-01-17T21:27:53.681-06:00AHHH YOU SWEET PERSON ASJDFKL;.
Eeeek you make m...AHHH YOU SWEET PERSON ASJDFKL;. <br /><br />Eeeek you make me so happy. xD YES YOU SHOULD GO WRITE. AND THEN FINISH THE THING. SO I CAN READ IT. :DKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-33185340383294649472017-01-17T21:26:45.748-06:002017-01-17T21:26:45.748-06:00Awwh, I'm so glad! Yes, that feeling of readin...Awwh, I'm so glad! Yes, that feeling of reading the polished draft is the most happy feeling ever. <3 YOU CAN DO THIS!<br /><br />And thank you for reading!Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-5877903564196464392017-01-17T21:20:06.625-06:002017-01-17T21:20:06.625-06:00SAME. I think editing is hard, because there's...SAME. I think editing is hard, because there's really not a *right* way to edit. Different methods work for different people. And every story is different, so writing and editing articles appeal to different stories. *just used the word 'different' about sixteen billion times*<br /><br />YEAH IT'S RIDICULOUSLY SLOW. ugh. It drives me crazy. xDKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-91042911007087579342017-01-17T18:20:19.423-06:002017-01-17T18:20:19.423-06:00Editing is hard. Thank you for the encouragement! ...Editing is hard. Thank you for the encouragement! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558503412030333585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-15852375596610267862017-01-17T12:11:56.389-06:002017-01-17T12:11:56.389-06:00Cool post! I can't say I fear editing (but I h...Cool post! I can't say I fear editing (but I haven't done a full edit yet) But honestly I kind of like it. It is the point where I get to make it better then it was. Thanks for the postMarrok Macintyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209344267823649773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-3141900982822922742017-01-17T12:08:21.905-06:002017-01-17T12:08:21.905-06:00THIS IS SO ENCOURAGING OH MY GOODNESS!
I'm go...THIS IS SO ENCOURAGING OH MY GOODNESS!<br /><br />I'm going to be moving into editing soon, and it kind of terrifies me, but this post totally pumped me up. YOU ROCK KATIE!!!Grace Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864931544458385634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-59050656465549988902017-01-17T11:06:43.144-06:002017-01-17T11:06:43.144-06:00I loved your post! I've written two rough draf...I loved your post! I've written two rough drafts (working on a third), and the thought of editing them makes me cringe! This was so encouraging!Belle Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687036512996006076noreply@blogger.com