tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post235208638882513614..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Frittering Time? Misha HerwinKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-29668497114782644902017-07-17T15:16:20.870+01:002017-07-17T15:16:20.870+01:00:-):-)Jan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885726599827639111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-36462748892435787352017-07-12T08:13:24.423+01:002017-07-12T08:13:24.423+01:00Gosh, lots here resonated with me, both in your bl...Gosh, lots here resonated with me, both in your blog and the comments. I find the editing completely exhausting, to the point of feeling physically as well as mentally and emotionally drained, but I've also discovered that writing the whole first draft first and then editing massively is the most productive way and effective way for me to work, so it looks like I'm stuck with it. But I've also found morning pages really helpful in kickstarting the writing engine each day, no matter how scribbly, even if they're sometimes just glorified versions of my to-do lists or things that I'm worrying about. I haven't read the book you recommend but am off to download it now - it could just hit the spot as I'm about to being my final, final, final edit of my next novel, "Trick or Murder?" (Sophie Sayers Village Mystery #2) Great post. <br />Debbie Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576840547621037195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54676883800602990912017-07-11T18:14:32.947+01:002017-07-11T18:14:32.947+01:00I concur heartily. The editing stage of writing is...I concur heartily. The editing stage of writing is the most boobytrapped for me, with constructive criticism disguised as toxic doubts - and, even worse, vice versa. Natalie Goldberg's "Writing Down the Bones" impressed me deeply as well. Good luck with your project. You will get it done, well, no doubt, judging from what you write there. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37768173879720356392017-07-11T12:46:24.478+01:002017-07-11T12:46:24.478+01:00Your post cheered me up immensely. I'm in a se...Your post cheered me up immensely. I'm in a self-imposed year of NOT writing my next novel (concentrating on marketing the just-out one) but I still am doing lots of writing things like monthly articles for two mags, editing a quarterly journal, writing a series of special short stories for my recently bereaved, age-six goddaughter, blogging, etc). As you say, it all flexes those writing muscles and nourishes my self-image as a writer. And, hopefully, when I sit down on 1st Jan 2018 and get into the next novel - which is bubbling away under the surface now - I will be all warmed up and ready to roll!Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-16625268607633245292017-07-11T09:06:57.174+01:002017-07-11T09:06:57.174+01:00I scribble a page every morning, when I wake up. I...I scribble a page every morning, when I wake up. I wouldn't call it 'morning pages' - it's far too scribbly for that. It's as much a way of saying good morning to myself - but it also reminds me that I'm a writer, even when there's too much Life around to write much!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com