Comments on: The First Draft and How to Get Through It http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089 A blog by writers and authors Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeannie Ruesch http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089&cpage=1#comment-2970 Jeannie Ruesch Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:43:28 +0000 http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089#comment-2970 Hi Sarah! These words are probably a bit of a echo, hmm? LOL And yes, I can't say enough good about the audio version...definitely recommend it. I would listen to it on trips to RWA Chapter meetings...very inspiring! Hi Sarah! These words are probably a bit of a echo, hmm? LOL

And yes, I can’t say enough good about the audio version…definitely recommend it. I would listen to it on trips to RWA Chapter meetings…very inspiring!

]]> By: Jeannie Ruesch http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089&cpage=1#comment-2969 Jeannie Ruesch Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:42:23 +0000 http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089#comment-2969 Lavada -- the perfectionist bug is STRONG in me, too. I completely get it. But I do think you can rewrite a story to death...literally. You can rewrite the voice right out of it, all that's good about it. I recently submitted a short story and prior to doing so, I edited...and edited.... and edited some more. Finally, I just had to say "Enough." It's going. Whoever said writing a book was easy never had to rewrite it. :) Lavada — the perfectionist bug is STRONG in me, too. I completely get it. But I do think you can rewrite a story to death…literally. You can rewrite the voice right out of it, all that’s good about it.

I recently submitted a short story and prior to doing so, I edited…and edited…. and edited some more. Finally, I just had to say “Enough.” It’s going.

Whoever said writing a book was easy never had to rewrite it. :)

]]> By: Katrina Stonoff http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089&cpage=1#comment-2949 Katrina Stonoff Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:05:08 +0000 http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089#comment-2949 Hear, hear! On King's book and on finishing the first draft before revising. I'm writing my current draft (my 2009 Nano) on Scrivener (which, btw, is giving a 50 percent discount to Nano winners). I'd never used Scrivener much before, but I'm loving it. I have everything in one place, on one screen: my scene cards, my manuscript AND my revision notes. I can look at the manuscript as a whole or by chapters. And I can easily make revision notes as I go, so I don't even have to click away from my manuscript. Back to drafting! Hear, hear! On King’s book and on finishing the first draft before revising.

I’m writing my current draft (my 2009 Nano) on Scrivener (which, btw, is giving a 50 percent discount to Nano winners). I’d never used Scrivener much before, but I’m loving it.

I have everything in one place, on one screen: my scene cards, my manuscript AND my revision notes. I can look at the manuscript as a whole or by chapters. And I can easily make revision notes as I go, so I don’t even have to click away from my manuscript.

Back to drafting!

]]> By: Sarah Simas http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089&cpage=1#comment-2931 Sarah Simas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:33:36 +0000 http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089#comment-2931 Hi Jeannie! Great post! (can you see me giving you a standing ovation? lol) I truly enjoyed your words of wisdom and appreciate you dishing them up. I'm knee-deep in my first MS and wish some techo-genius would create a GPS for writers. LOL I always feel just a little lost. :) I'm going to check out the audio version of Stephen King's book. I'll probably get thru it faster with all the driving I do schuttling kids around. Thanks again. I think you're top shelf, my friend, top shelf!((hugs!)) Hi Jeannie!

Great post! (can you see me giving you a standing ovation? lol)

I truly enjoyed your words of wisdom and appreciate you dishing them up. I’m knee-deep in my first MS and wish some techo-genius would create a GPS for writers. LOL I always feel just a little lost. :)

I’m going to check out the audio version of Stephen King’s book. I’ll probably get thru it faster with all the driving I do schuttling kids around. Thanks again. I think you’re top shelf, my friend, top shelf!((hugs!))

]]> By: Lavada Dee http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089&cpage=1#comment-2930 Lavada Dee Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:27:23 +0000 http://jeannieruesch.com/wordpress/?p=2089#comment-2930 Jeannie thanks for a great post. I will second your recommendation of Stephen Kings book. I read it and passed it along now I need to get another copy. I use to be a perfectionist and everything thing I did took forever and I was never satisfied. I've grown out of it but I still have to watch it creeping back especially in my writing. This post was a reminder that I need every now and then. Jeannie thanks for a great post. I will second your recommendation of Stephen Kings book. I read it and passed it along now I need to get another copy. I use to be a perfectionist and everything thing I did took forever and I was never satisfied. I’ve grown out of it but I still have to watch it creeping back especially in my writing. This post was a reminder that I need every now and then.

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