tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post8588719214653372986..comments2023-10-20T06:07:29.429-07:00Comments on Storyqueen's Storycastle: So, How Many Times Do You Revise a Book?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-6255697482451929962011-09-09T18:45:51.970-07:002011-09-09T18:45:51.970-07:00Joanne-Not really organized, just kind of works ou...Joanne-Not really organized, just kind of works out that way. I can't even look at the little things until the big things are done!And simmer time is important.<br /><br />Rebecca-I actually just counted a few more minor tweaks...don't even want to think about it!<br /><br />Stephanie-Me too!! TOMORROW!<br /><br />Myrna-I am the least organized person I know! Really! But that's about the only way I can deal with the big reviso.<br /><br />Kelly-You are a braver lass than I!<br /><br />Shannon-I probably shouldn't have asked, huh? But I am hoping that naughty boy factory gets done soon!!<br /><br />MG-I am very lucky that Jo has such great insight into things:)<br /><br />Jessie-Shhhh...don't tell anyone that I never think anything of mine needs much of a revision until someone else tells me.<br /><br />Anne-Well, I kind of think that writing is writing and revision is heck!storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-50765504253923099232011-09-08T15:03:44.927-07:002011-09-08T15:03:44.927-07:00I lose track. And I revise the old stuff as I writ...I lose track. And I revise the old stuff as I write the new stuff so it's all mixed up.<br /><br />So, a lot.<br /><br />Writing really IS revision, doncha think?Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-55636851172873542862011-09-06T18:27:04.731-07:002011-09-06T18:27:04.731-07:00I love hearing others' methods. Editing is som...I love hearing others' methods. Editing is something I'm still trying to figure out...and whether a story needs a rewrite or not. And what a rewrite really is (finding it's different for different stories). Anyway, this was helpful to hear. Thanks:)Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-54053560360839180232011-09-06T08:15:03.775-07:002011-09-06T08:15:03.775-07:00My revision process can take years and involves mu...My revision process can take years and involves much manuscript incubating. I love that your agent is so hands on. I agree that all of that work gets your story to where it's supposed to be.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-33700226872058245852011-09-06T07:37:23.669-07:002011-09-06T07:37:23.669-07:00Um, WAY TOO MANY! LOL. :-)Um, WAY TOO MANY! LOL. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-20348377611980457302011-09-06T06:16:47.118-07:002011-09-06T06:16:47.118-07:00I do so many. I read chapters before going on to w...I do so many. I read chapters before going on to write more, so I revise them as I read them. Then revise after my first full read through. Then after the critiquers have had it. Then after more critiques. It seems neverending!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-15934675598932112682011-09-05T23:13:48.835-07:002011-09-05T23:13:48.835-07:00My first revision is more comprehensive, and it ta...My first revision is more comprehensive, and it takes months. I'm still figuring out the story, adding and subtracting characters, stuff like that. I go over and over some patches, especially the beginning, so it feels like I'm rolling more than one revision into one.<br /><br />Really, I'm still figuring everything out. I've revised Star Swans four times, and I'm on my first revision of TBW. I didn't let anyone read Star Swans until I'd revised twice, but I've been letting a few people read TBW as I finish my first revisions. <br /><br />You DO sound organized. :o)Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-43264439416936243562011-09-05T21:16:10.079-07:002011-09-05T21:16:10.079-07:00I have a similar process, but am finding my first ...I have a similar process, but am finding my first major revision of my current WIP is taking a lot longer than usual. I've got about 100 pages left--I think I just need to power through and finish the darn thing!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-68483893916711765352011-09-05T18:41:03.551-07:002011-09-05T18:41:03.551-07:00I don't know!
My process is similar to yours ...I don't know!<br /><br />My process is similar to yours (though I don't have an agent/editor yet), but I've never counted revisions.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-60541262488288794102011-09-05T16:57:38.401-07:002011-09-05T16:57:38.401-07:00You sound so organized, Shelley!
I've written...You sound so organized, Shelley!<br /><br />I've written some picture books that I've revised at least 15 times, but as you say, picture books are different.<br /><br />Only completed one MG novel so far (it took me almost two years) and I revised it once just for me, to make sure it made sense. <br /><br />I planned to let the novel simmer for a year and then tackle more intense revisions (paying attention to characters, plot, description, use of adverbs, etc) when I wasn't so sick of it. But I suddenly got a referral to a Well-Known Agent and found myself scurrying to revise, revise, revise.<br /><br />Well-Known Agent turned me down, but the experience was invaluable. Now I'm letting the novel simmer as I wanted to in the first place and I've started writing another.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.com