tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post7360598404442836016..comments2024-03-06T10:39:37.128+00:00Comments on Tania Writes: Self-critiquingTania Hershmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-29821452978396211412010-01-07T08:52:20.693+00:002010-01-07T08:52:20.693+00:00I meant nothing by it I just wanted to understand ...I meant nothing by it I just wanted to understand the point - how that showed you something that normal editing without consciously knowing why something must go would not. I try to use what I learn from others if it is useful but I wanted to understand what it was all about. That's all. Nothing more.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-30587848315673049792010-01-06T22:21:41.115+00:002010-01-06T22:21:41.115+00:00Hi all, I'm interested that you called this an...Hi all, I'm interested that you called this an "exercise", for me it was just something I suddenly felt compelled to do and was different because by writing notes it felt the way it does when I am critiquing someone else's work. I've never taken notes in this way with my own work. I did it on impulse after having spent years not doing what I suspect other writers do naturally. Me being a bit behind, as usual!<br /><br />Lauri - this blog is really only for me to document my process, in great part for me to keep a record, and certainly not to recommend my methods to anyone else! I have no idea if they work for me yet :) Forgive me if I misread your "tone" but you sounded a bit like you were annoyed with me for instructing you to try something you think is a bit of a waste of effort! I am not recommending anything to anyone, all I am doing is keeping a record of what I do. I've only done this once - I have no clue if I'll do it again, but it helped me see something here in a new way, helped me slash something that needed it, whereas before I would gently tweak and snip. I see this blog as a bit like the daily newspaper - tomorrow it might be only good for digital fish and chips - nothing is set in stone, I am certainly not trying to pontificate, writing this down helps me process what I am up to. I am always delighted if something I write in any way speaks to anyone else, but don't intend that when I blog. Sorry if I misunderstood you! And great about using Vanessa's exercise, I'd love to see it if you ever felt it was ready!<br /><br />V - I know, I remember you blogging about how a day's work can end with you having far less words than you started with, that inspired me!<br /><br />Sue - yes, does feel like there's some rolling going on!Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-11752678274572461232010-01-06T19:19:42.745+00:002010-01-06T19:19:42.745+00:00Great exercise, T. Its how I approach some editing...Great exercise, T. Its how I approach some editing meself. I do a bit of tweaking as I go (as per lauri), to get the voice right for the wriitng, but then I take a machete to the piece when I dget to the end, often a while later.<br /><br />Ive got a pile of stuff ready to be slashed..watch out for the blood up the walls.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-59404671068989756082010-01-06T16:13:14.581+00:002010-01-06T16:13:14.581+00:00It seems a good excercise but I doubt I'd do i...It seems a good excercise but I doubt I'd do it. What's the point really? Isn't it as you go along you delete and tweak and you know somewhere why- what's the reason for writing it out? I don't get it. It seems a bit time consuming with not a lot of benefit. Are you planning to do this all of the time and then compare to find problems you usually have? <br /><br />As Sue has said, though, you do seem to be doing all sorts of new writerly things and that is good. <br /><br />Off topic- yesterday I finished my science chapter early but too late to start my fiction work so I decided to do an exercise from Short Circuit and did one of Vanessa's with using one of your opening lines. I went against her advice to my detriment and chose your line though I've read the story. I wrote 1200 words, most of which need to be deleted and couldn't end it but it exercised my fiction brain a bit. If it finds an ending I'll let you see.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078352.post-6954596390581541022010-01-06T14:01:47.483+00:002010-01-06T14:01:47.483+00:00Great exercise. Man, you're on a roll!Great exercise. Man, you're on a roll!Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com