tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post1874080187506444499..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Guest author Elaine L. Orr: It’s Easier to be a Writer TodayKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-33430892853594699642016-02-24T14:56:08.738-05:002016-02-24T14:56:08.738-05:00I see familiar truths in Liane's Jewel's a...I see familiar truths in Liane's Jewel's and G. B. comments. I have written some really awful stuff. I would probably have been so thrilled at completion that I would have "put it out there" if it had been easier 15 years ago. I did do one novel in 2006, and before I redid it as an ebook I did some major revision. I revised it as "Searching for Secrets: Author Preferred Edition." I would not recommend that. But -- here's a laugh -- I mentioned this at a writer's conference in November, and a book review author was there. He then wrote a piece on the revision and how I re-market it. You never know where something will take you. I guess that's why persistence is so important. Definitely the "life got in the way" idea has improved a lot of my work!Elaine L. Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704835779628825364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-17471630697485457462016-02-24T07:02:38.812-05:002016-02-24T07:02:38.812-05:00I've learn do that many times with stories I&#...I've learn do that many times with stories I'd written over the years. By the time I finished with the 1st draft, it had copies notes written throughout (I would print out the pages as I completed them, so by the time I was ready to work on the 2nd, the 1st step was already completed). Then it would wind up on the on-deck circle for the next few years, until I was ready to tackle final steps required to publish.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-44464810672915880302016-02-22T21:20:03.918-05:002016-02-22T21:20:03.918-05:00I've read many books that read like a first dr...I've read many books that read like a first draft. I like your suggestion about putting it away and working on something else for a period of time. I do that, though unintentionally as life gets in the way. When I return to the stories I see inconsistencies, awkward phrasing, ridiculous pov changes, you name it. That is a good suggestion.<br />Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-35460384006908584402016-02-22T01:59:48.913-05:002016-02-22T01:59:48.913-05:00Welcome, Elaine! Thank you for being our guest on ...Welcome, Elaine! Thank you for being our guest on Novel Spaces.<br /><br />I think you encapsulated it in the observation that you don't get a second chance to make a first impression. Far too many are rushing to publish what are in fact their rough first drafts. Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.com