tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218037880188192344.post8957378929167537039..comments2024-01-04T03:46:28.718-08:00Comments on Authorinprogress: Creative vs. critical voicenikki broadwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747409519592210649noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218037880188192344.post-14963557623161083162011-12-29T13:26:15.999-08:002011-12-29T13:26:15.999-08:00Hi, friend: You have been doing just what I'v...Hi, friend: You have been doing just what I've been doing and am still doing--find glitches and polishing, to which I've added a very slow learning curve on zipping an HTML onto Kindle. After two months of obsessive computer punching, I finally said that whatever it out there, well, that's it--we'll see how long I can stand the withdrawal. Good luck to you. I think you are wise to be using outside help. Next time I will and perhaps return a little sanity to my days. See you soon!JOhttp://breakoutnovelarace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218037880188192344.post-91827509693366543522011-12-24T14:36:25.721-08:002011-12-24T14:36:25.721-08:00Luminosity--great word--I also found the article e...Luminosity--great word--I also found the article encouraging...I'm self-publishing after hitting the brick wall so now I'm not so worried about all the "rules". It's all so subjective--and if you enjoy writing it and it has what you call luminosity I say keep going! Maybe when you stop for breath have a trusted reader read it...nikki broadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747409519592210649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218037880188192344.post-64910272573158291182011-12-23T22:51:01.306-08:002011-12-23T22:51:01.306-08:00I'm glad that link was of interest to you. I f...I'm glad that link was of interest to you. I found it very encouraging. I think reading aloud is a great practice, I often read my writing aloud as I'm working on it. You speak of energy. I think to me that is what I experience as luminosity. Some passages seem to emit light, and that is what I want my writing to do. I'm finishing my first novel without any real hope of a publisher. Recently my husband asked me about my story arc and I just laughed. The plot is a mess, there are all kinds of loose ends, lots of events that don't really seem to add anything, but they were fun to write and I think would be fun to read. Does Thomas Pynchon think he has to have a neat, constantly advancing plot? Not that I think I come anywhere close to him, but he proves to me that some of the ideas people have about what makes writing good just aren't universal laws.Rachel Creager Irelandhttp://veronicasgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218037880188192344.post-45485285969366155632011-12-23T16:13:03.676-08:002011-12-23T16:13:03.676-08:00I like the idea of online groups...but don't t...I like the idea of online groups...but don't think I could wait a year for final edits! although what I'm working on now has been over 3 years in process...it's good to have a concrete plan like yours...thanks for your comment. What is OWWSFF? (never been good with acronyms)nikki broadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747409519592210649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218037880188192344.post-23643916067833120092011-12-23T04:24:36.111-08:002011-12-23T04:24:36.111-08:00I do one draft, editing chapter by chapter as I su...I do one draft, editing chapter by chapter as I submit them to an online worshop- the OWWSFF work. Then I submit the fairly polished whole novel to my online crit group. Then I submit to agents after following any further suggestions/nits etc. Finally, a year later, maybe, I'll reread it through a stranger's eyes and make a final edit, because quite often ideas, daydreams, new possibilities surface. After that. Nothing. There's nothing worse or more futile than obsesssing when there are other things to do.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.com