tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post1813950762075782562..comments2024-02-22T02:16:57.837-06:00Comments on Morgan Mandel Shares Books, Blogs, Dogs, and Networking : When and Where to PruneMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-15866599668649145482010-03-06T23:35:03.251-06:002010-03-06T23:35:03.251-06:00It's very tempting to prune while you're w...It's very tempting to prune while you're writing. I also try to just edit the obvious mistakes and only read as far back as the previous day's writing so that I don't go too nuts.<br /><br />Elle<br /><a href="http://hearwritenow.com/" rel="nofollow">HearWriteNow</a><br /><a href="http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Blood-Red Pencil</a>Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-82639299464465566022010-03-05T11:42:31.512-06:002010-03-05T11:42:31.512-06:00I usually find I have a lot to prune. I typically ...I usually find I have a lot to prune. I typically go through 7-9 working manuscripts of the same book. With Guardian, I started out with 55K words and eventually it was down about 20K from that.Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-55627666443196802272010-03-04T18:05:52.872-06:002010-03-04T18:05:52.872-06:00I've started making myself go back and do a gr...I've started making myself go back and do a grammar/stupid mistake edit. Before I would just wait until I finished to look bad at all.<br /><br />Not a great idea. The silly mistakes that take 5 seconds to fix drive me crazy.<br /><br />I do still wait to do any major edits/revisions until it's done. I might make some notes, but no touchie.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718382178913859357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-53294739069998453292010-03-04T15:45:58.968-06:002010-03-04T15:45:58.968-06:00I try to make myself wait until the first draft is...I try to make myself wait until the first draft is complete before doing serious editing. However, there are days when my muse is on strike and the ideas don’t flow so I’ll go back and work on a chapter I’ve already written rather than attempting a new one.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35940445.post-19223991574224335142010-03-04T11:46:27.653-06:002010-03-04T11:46:27.653-06:00It's something I've learned better the mor...It's something I've learned better the more I write. And I used to wait until the end until the editing, but now I chop sooner.<br /><br />Great analogy!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com