Comments on: Sharing Your Writing. http://giveagirlapen.com/revising-manuscripts/sharing-your-writing She'll write a book to go with it... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annarkie http://giveagirlapen.com/revising-manuscripts/sharing-your-writing/comment-page-1#comment-1187 Annarkie Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:26:24 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1905#comment-1187 I think there is benefit to both ways. When I first started writing BLOOD PROPHECY, I had a girl reading each chapter as I finished it. Her eager demands to know "what happens next" kept me motivated. But as I had stuff critiqued before the first rewrite, I was held back. For this WIP, I'm going to do it King's way. It seems to feel right. My story is mine alone right now, but I am so impatient to share it that I am motivated to make quick progress. I think there is benefit to both ways. When I first started writing BLOOD PROPHECY, I had a girl reading each chapter as I finished it. Her eager demands to know “what happens next” kept me motivated. But as I had stuff critiqued before the first rewrite, I was held back.
For this WIP, I’m going to do it King’s way. It seems to feel right. My story is mine alone right now, but I am so impatient to share it that I am motivated to make quick progress.

]]> By: Jen http://giveagirlapen.com/revising-manuscripts/sharing-your-writing/comment-page-1#comment-1186 Jen Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:26:41 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1905#comment-1186 I usually take the Stephen King approach, but now I'm (slowly) opening up to letting others read my work in progress. It started after I took a writing class that involved passing out copies to everyone in my group and letting them sit in a circle and dissect it. Agony the first time, but I discovered that everyone has amazing insight and makes brilliant suggestions I never thought of. Plus, it's a great ego boost when they say nice things about your work. :D So I'm trying to do that more. I have a couple of trusted friends I like to pass stuff off to, because they get what I'm doing and give good insights. It's good to share... but not too much. I'm still pretty protective... Most of my writing doesn't go to any eyes but my own. (did I mention I'm slowly learning to let go? :)) .-= Jen´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DivinestSense/~3/syYMpCYVZ6g/genre-confusion-or-its-okay-to-write-ya.html" rel="nofollow">Genre Confusion (or: It's okay to write YA!)</a> =-. I usually take the Stephen King approach, but now I’m (slowly) opening up to letting others read my work in progress. It started after I took a writing class that involved passing out copies to everyone in my group and letting them sit in a circle and dissect it. Agony the first time, but I discovered that everyone has amazing insight and makes brilliant suggestions I never thought of. Plus, it’s a great ego boost when they say nice things about your work. :D

So I’m trying to do that more. I have a couple of trusted friends I like to pass stuff off to, because they get what I’m doing and give good insights. It’s good to share… but not too much. I’m still pretty protective… Most of my writing doesn’t go to any eyes but my own. (did I mention I’m slowly learning to let go? :) )
.-= Jen´s last blog ..Genre Confusion (or: It’s okay to write YA!) =-.

]]> By: Eden http://giveagirlapen.com/revising-manuscripts/sharing-your-writing/comment-page-1#comment-1185 Eden Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:28:37 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1905#comment-1185 See, I edit as I go -- it's really hard for me not to fix what's already there before I go on. Maybe, along with keeping my work to myself, I should take King's advice and just write 'til I'm done. Cause I'm sure not getting v. far doing all this editing/revising. I haven't written a new chapter in quite a while... I've been busy, but it's still no excuse. I think I've been over-thinking the process.... .-= Eden ´s last blog ..<a href="http://edentylerwriter.com/2009/10/07/fuel-your-writing-please/" rel="nofollow">Fuel Your Writing. Please ;)</a> =-. See, I edit as I go — it’s really hard for me not to fix what’s already there before I go on. Maybe, along with keeping my work to myself, I should take King’s advice and just write ’til I’m done. Cause I’m sure not getting v. far doing all this editing/revising. I haven’t written a new chapter in quite a while… I’ve been busy, but it’s still no excuse. I think I’ve been over-thinking the process….
.-= Eden ´s last blog ..Fuel Your Writing. Please ;) =-.

]]> By: Belle http://giveagirlapen.com/revising-manuscripts/sharing-your-writing/comment-page-1#comment-1184 Belle Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:23:56 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1905#comment-1184 Great question! I don't like anyone reading my work until I've done at least one round of revisions, so I guess I prefer doing it Stephen King's way. I've also been taking his advice to keep writing and don't do any editing until you've finished writing. .-= Belle´s last blog ..<a href="http://msbookish.com/reading-temptations/" rel="nofollow">Reading Temptations</a> =-. Great question! I don’t like anyone reading my work until I’ve done at least one round of revisions, so I guess I prefer doing it Stephen King’s way. I’ve also been taking his advice to keep writing and don’t do any editing until you’ve finished writing.
.-= Belle´s last blog ..Reading Temptations =-.

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