tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post8135325057957521857..comments2024-03-29T02:19:17.591-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: Writing: My Work in Progress, This Week,Book Maven's Second Anniversary Celebration, and GiveawayJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-80875763992669644662014-03-26T13:10:23.031-04:002014-03-26T13:10:23.031-04:00Tess, Aha! That's your secret for submitting s...Tess, Aha! That's your secret for submitting such excellent work at crit meetings! If I did that, I would never get to the end of the story.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-30574504631152343412014-03-25T23:35:28.703-04:002014-03-25T23:35:28.703-04:00I revise, revise, revise as I go so that when I fi...I revise, revise, revise as I go so that when I finally finish that first draft, it's very close to the last draft. At least until an editor gets hold of it! :)Tess Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673578063691410359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-58973119406276104582014-03-24T12:05:30.114-04:002014-03-24T12:05:30.114-04:00Hi Heather, I find I have to re-write troublesome ...Hi Heather, I find I have to re-write troublesome chapters 5, 6, 7 times, not necessarily the entire book that many times. Sometimes chapters just don't work, and I start all over again. sigh..I thought I gave up my tendency for perfection.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-17017418352872370172014-03-24T08:12:13.884-04:002014-03-24T08:12:13.884-04:00I revise countless times before submitting a book....I revise countless times before submitting a book. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379282124092389960noreply@blogger.com