tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post9154548517986513990..comments2024-03-26T11:32:56.196-07:00Comments on Revising & Editing: Carmen Falcone on Getting Used to Revisions!Nas http://www.blogger.com/profile/08341843048288374472noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-48467870572609761152014-04-30T05:06:33.913-07:002014-04-30T05:06:33.913-07:00I remember critiquing a chapter for you once Carme...I remember critiquing a chapter for you once Carmen, years ago. Then when I read your published novel, I felt very happy.to recognize that same chapter in a book. It wasn't this one, of course.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-21058534753994752762014-04-27T07:15:03.509-07:002014-04-27T07:15:03.509-07:00I'm deep in the revision trenches right now, 7...I'm deep in the revision trenches right now, 70% through my manuscript, and yeah, it's a ton of work, but every step in the right direction is progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-85331726312931503162014-04-26T05:59:49.415-07:002014-04-26T05:59:49.415-07:00Hey Jess!
Good for you! Isn't it amazing? :)...Hey Jess! <br /><br />Good for you! Isn't it amazing? :) <br /><br />I just got my edits from my editor and it's like putting on glasses. LOL Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-10471052537248810932014-04-25T20:43:52.293-07:002014-04-25T20:43:52.293-07:00I loved hearing from Carmen. I just finished doin...I loved hearing from Carmen. I just finished doing edits for my editor and it was quite a process. Definitely had lots of work to do before hitting the send button! :) It was amazing to watch the story get better and my editor's advice was so helpful. Jess@Fairday's Bloghttp://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-78090095747609502182014-04-25T13:01:18.277-07:002014-04-25T13:01:18.277-07:00Same here, Medeia. After that shot of adrenaline f...Same here, Medeia. After that shot of adrenaline from reading it for the first time is gone, then I can regroup and appreciate ;)Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-72330185699275118322014-04-25T01:54:58.240-07:002014-04-25T01:54:58.240-07:00Notes from my critique group, beta readers, and ed...Notes from my critique group, beta readers, and editors need time for me to digest. At first it seems like a lot of work, and it is, but once I start it's not as bad as I thought it would be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-1020494820372305572014-04-24T20:54:46.479-07:002014-04-24T20:54:46.479-07:00Hi, Helena! I love that name, my fave cousin is ca...Hi, Helena! I love that name, my fave cousin is called Helena :) <br /><br />I agree with what you said, it's hard to look at our work objectively at first, because we are so invested. Writing buddies and friends can be a great support system. Along with the wine or chocolate of course! Ha! Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-30980651500303308252014-04-24T20:51:25.484-07:002014-04-24T20:51:25.484-07:00Hi,Elizabeth! I usually have 2-3 Cps and I think t...Hi,Elizabeth! I usually have 2-3 Cps and I think that's all I can handle. I'm a part of a big crit group (with 12-15 members) and while I love to go and assist my fellow writers, I don't know if I could get that amount of opinions all at once. Lol! I would be so overwhelmed! I really respect writers who can digest it all Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-9833563056734307732014-04-24T20:49:12.563-07:002014-04-24T20:49:12.563-07:00I know right? I agree, they do make it better :) I know right? I agree, they do make it better :) Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-44969718692980854602014-04-24T18:56:40.722-07:002014-04-24T18:56:40.722-07:00I love what you say about reading your editor'...I love what you say about reading your editor's letter and then drinking some wine. I'd do the same thing. But we writers can get so close to what we write, it's really tough to look at our works objectively. Happily, I have some honest friends who can give me honest reactions, and that always helps to get my book to a more professional level.<br /><br />Oh, and I love the title "A Night of Misbehaving." It's on my list now.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-30497526006077206362014-04-24T12:25:36.401-07:002014-04-24T12:25:36.401-07:00I like to get lots of opinions and where there is ...I like to get lots of opinions and where there is agreement, I know I have a problem. Sort of like a manuscript intervention. And it's good to have an editor you feel like you can trust. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-27129722054992864922014-04-24T10:41:33.928-07:002014-04-24T10:41:33.928-07:00It's hard to remember, when someone suggests y...It's hard to remember, when someone suggests your baby isn't perfect, that your editor really is there to help you make it better. I think when we catch that vision and really go forward with it in mind, the edits aren't quite as painful. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-40134381172232287252014-04-24T10:24:13.548-07:002014-04-24T10:24:13.548-07:00So true, Sherry.So true! So true, Sherry.So true! Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-53996776579698544042014-04-24T09:32:24.884-07:002014-04-24T09:32:24.884-07:00Editors can really be your best friend if you just...Editors can really be your best friend if you just take a deep breath and prepare yourself for all the rewriting you'll have to do!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-85531232036796760832014-04-24T08:04:01.931-07:002014-04-24T08:04:01.931-07:00Hello Stephanie! Wow, thanks for stopping by and j...Hello Stephanie! Wow, thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation. You brought some very valid points. <br />A lot of editors are also writers or have written at some point, which I think helps. Maybe your clients don't relate thus don't know what the heck they're talking about? Lol. I'm a translator, and when I deal with translation agencies versus direct clients, there is such a big difference. Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-58542591636776484722014-04-24T08:00:33.256-07:002014-04-24T08:00:33.256-07:00Ha! no, it doesn't make you crazy. You just wa...Ha! no, it doesn't make you crazy. You just want to hurry up and finish polishing and get the book on the shelves or e-shelves, lol. Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-91528228249513144342014-04-24T07:59:29.248-07:002014-04-24T07:59:29.248-07:00Lexa, how exciting! Good luck and keep us posted :...Lexa, how exciting! Good luck and keep us posted :) Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-85095818823643919132014-04-24T07:58:38.297-07:002014-04-24T07:58:38.297-07:00That's right, Lady Lilith! :DThat's right, Lady Lilith! :D Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-11463741150987318152014-04-24T07:57:56.838-07:002014-04-24T07:57:56.838-07:00Hi, Irene! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. Y...Hi, Irene! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. You are right, it's about making the story stronger. I also think the more you get to know your editor, the better, Sometimes, to achieve a certain result you really don't need a whole lot -- yet other times, it's a complete overhaul. I always pester my editor with questions to make sure I won't do too little or too much, lol. Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-78932482035906296422014-04-24T07:55:43.374-07:002014-04-24T07:55:43.374-07:00Thanks, Denise!
I'm waiting to hear from my ...Thanks, Denise! <br /><br />I'm waiting to hear from my editor as well, and I don't have any nails left! Help! Carmen Falconehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642127793171159070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-76694700786125797932014-04-24T06:40:00.848-07:002014-04-24T06:40:00.848-07:00Oddly, revisions from my editor don't bother m...Oddly, revisions from my editor don't bother me. What I HATE as a freelance writer is writing a 500-word article, then getting an email from the client saying, "This is not at all what I wanted." Often that email has an "end of the world" tone! Those are painful. Editors are much pickier--but they are usually MUCH more professional than many of the clients I deal with. Clients don't know how to talk to writers...editors are almost always much more sensitive about their comments, even when they're telling you a scene doesn't work at all. I've had clients call my writing dull, shallow, a mess... I had one client say my file was full of misspellings. I went over the thing with a fine-toothed comb and never found one misspelling so, to this day, I have no idea what he was talking about! I made some corrections, but I didn't change any spellings, and he published it...so I'm wondering if maybe he was dyslexic or something...Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-44723310143572719832014-04-24T03:48:22.004-07:002014-04-24T03:48:22.004-07:00I love getting edits from my editor. I kind of tho...I love getting edits from my editor. I kind of thought that made me crazy. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-25318407004346543552014-04-23T21:39:25.143-07:002014-04-23T21:39:25.143-07:00Great post, Carmen! I have to do a lot of revision...Great post, Carmen! I have to do a lot of revision passes too. This year, for the first time I'll be giving a WIP to my agent and get her feedback. But first it has to go through all my CPs. And before that it has to go through me, and I'm NEVER satisfied.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-38952246014556795462014-04-23T21:26:32.952-07:002014-04-23T21:26:32.952-07:00Sounds like you have a healthy love hate-relations...Sounds like you have a healthy love hate-relationship with edits. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-59098262006351227972014-04-23T20:14:23.438-07:002014-04-23T20:14:23.438-07:00Ha - mostly I allow myself a wee bit of a pout - w...Ha - mostly I allow myself a wee bit of a pout - what? My beautiful story wasn't perfect? Once I get that out of my system, I start focusing on how I'm going to implement the editorial suggestions. I don't want to just make changes. I want the story to come out the other end stronger. Irene Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121931758202412714noreply@blogger.com