tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post2350825683409980497..comments2024-03-09T13:37:25.310-08:00Comments on Meanderings of Melanie Sherman: A fight to the deathMelanie Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-35144661400951287772010-08-08T14:53:19.026-07:002010-08-08T14:53:19.026-07:00Emailman Kurt,
Thanks for the pep-talk. I'll...Emailman Kurt,<br /><br />Thanks for the pep-talk. I'll keep plugging away, but it really would be easier to kill them all. One big tidal wave and I'm done. It would be so simple.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-79182296737746766092010-08-08T13:07:38.981-07:002010-08-08T13:07:38.981-07:00Kill them!!! Kill them all!!! hahahaha *evil laugh...Kill them!!! Kill them all!!! hahahaha *evil laugh*<br /><br />Yeah, revisions are the hardest thing. I have SO much to do myself, it's a daunting task. Then when I finish I find I have added even more mistakes that I originally had...LOL...<br /><br />Keep your chin up, girl :) you're doing great! Every time you revise you make it even better. It never stops until it gets published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-78681095232231358102010-08-04T19:48:21.629-07:002010-08-04T19:48:21.629-07:00Jenku,
There are those who never have to revise. ...Jenku,<br /><br />There are those who never have to revise. I'm not one of them. Revision will make my novel better. I trust in the wisdom of others. <br /><br />I believe in magic.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-30268704695339232052010-08-04T12:49:21.043-07:002010-08-04T12:49:21.043-07:00I don't do revisions. It converts a work of ar...I don't do revisions. It converts a work of art into a commercial product at the worst and into a worse book at the best. Which isn't much. Either a story is good or it isn't and sod the Publishers and agents. (Crouches behind the bulwarks to wait for the incoming broadsides..) ;)jenkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500230663923866842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-38799355436945018672010-07-27T19:10:48.867-07:002010-07-27T19:10:48.867-07:00Jenna,
Okay, I'll trust you that it will pass...Jenna,<br /><br />Okay, I'll trust you that it will pass...mostly.<br /><br />Charity,<br /><br />I'm going to have to send it through new beta readers. I can't ask the other ones to read it over again, for fear they will be equally sick of it.<br /><br />Kathy, <br /><br />Huh? Hold it in my hands? Hmmm. Perhaps it will be worth it.<br /><br />Pam,<br /><br />Aaaah, yes, C.C. Humphreys and the black, velvet frock coat. Magic happens to those who believe. I do believe, I do believe, I do, I do, I do believe. Now go away you winged monkeys.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-5905383588028201772010-07-27T18:01:00.866-07:002010-07-27T18:01:00.866-07:00Always remember the wise words of a man in a velve...Always remember the wise words of a man in a velvet frock coat: If you believe in magic, magic will happen.pam.stanekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361012555432169182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-5866936692523656872010-07-27T17:53:55.630-07:002010-07-27T17:53:55.630-07:00Of course! It's a love/hate thing especially w...Of course! It's a love/hate thing especially when you've revised and revised, then sell and you revise and revise more. But it's all good when you hold your creation in your hands. Hang in there!Kathi Oram Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959149321213743448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-75949124804189847822010-07-27T14:12:07.225-07:002010-07-27T14:12:07.225-07:00I'm glad it isn't just me. I've re-rea...I'm glad it isn't just me. I've re-read my ms so many times it feels flat. Is it me, or should I toss the whole thing away? That's what we have beta readers for though, right?<br /><br />Hang in there, but make them suffer. :)Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-45312292052212079332010-07-27T13:11:16.297-07:002010-07-27T13:11:16.297-07:00Oh yes, definitely been there. I went through seve...Oh yes, definitely been there. I went through several major revisions and it got to the point where reading my MS made me feel sick. It does pass. Mostly.Jenna Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591399291903261245noreply@blogger.com